Western Union Strike Fight Deepens War Labor Board Clash
The National War Labor Board condemned Western Union for resisting unionization of key workers as allied supply efforts press on. Union leaders warned of a general strike across 200 cities and potential federal control of telegraph lines, while Newcomb Carlton defended government mediation over company autonomy.
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Western Union
Union
National War
Lader Beard
Wisabie
Western Company
J. Kopenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers Union of America
Washington
Gomperr
American Federation of Babor
Konenkaup
Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable Company
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Government Cono 1
National War Labor Board
William Howerd Taft
Frank P. Walsh
A& Committee
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Newcomb
Build Destroyer in Record Time
A vessel named Tuckahoe completes 84 percent of its construction in 27 days, setting a record pace for destroyer production and highlighting rapid progress in shipbuilding.
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Tuckahoe
New York Times
Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Ward
Marellal and Navy Yard
California
Camden
M J
Fuckshoe
Navy
Mare Island
Cal
Navy Yard
Wava
New York Shipbuilding Company
N. S
Mare Island Navy Yard
Harry George
H. M. Gleason
Ss. N
Germany
United States Navy
Congress
Congress Eyes 75 Percent War Profits Tax
Congress considers a 75 percent tax on war profits with urges for a broad consumption tax. Senator Borah urges evidence of profiteering and a stronger impost on business as the President hints at punitive measures.
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Congress
Senate
Borah
United States
Great Britain
Senator Borah
Simmons
Finance Committee
Peace Offensive Urged in Berlin
A call for a peace offensive in Berlin emerges amid Senate discussions. Republicans push for a levy on coffee tea and sugar revenue hearings near terms. A commission is sought to be named to oversee the plan.
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Berlin
Senate
French Resistance Stiffens Across Desperate Front
In yesterday’s heavy fighting the French resistors checked German progress as Americans and British advance toward the front. Refugees cheer as villages are taken and retaken in clashes with German forces along the lines, with Allied troops pressing from multiple sectors.
Germany to Move Troops From East to West Front
STOCKHOLM June 2 Germany plans a major redeployment withdrawing two thirds of its troops from the eastern front to the western front. Austrian forces will fill the vacated positions in the east.
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Germany
Stockholm
Ukraine
Americans Down One Plane and Lose One North of Toul
North of Toul four American planes clashed with six German planes. An American pilot shot down a German biplane while another American aircraft was struck by an incendiary bullet and crashed inside enemy lines. After brief combat, both sides disengaged with little further activity.
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Toul
France
Associated Press
Official Reports of the Battle Paris June 2
Night and day reports describe continued heavy fighting between the Oureq and the Marne with German attacks repulsed and French counterattacks restoring positions. Key gains include recapture of Hill 163 and Champlat as well as terrain near Ville-en-Tardenois and Passy. massive Allied materiel captures at Fére-en-Tardenois.
Allies Hold Line in Open War Near Marne Front
Special cable from Paris reports stiff resistance along the Marne from Dormans to Chateau Thierry. Observers note open warfare with patrols, artillery, and German movements visible to the naked eye as forces maneuver toward a decisive clash.
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New York Times Company
NEW York Times
Marne Front
Dormans
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Ambrose Hierce
Germans Aim at Foch's Reserves in Western Front
Major General Sir Frederick Maurich reports from London on the June 2 1918 Western Front battle. German forces drive south to seize reinforcements and supplies, reach the Marne between Dormans and Château-Thierry, but face strong river barriers and deteriorating prospects for a crossing while preparing to press toward Paris.
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Marne
Paris
Dormans
Rheims
Warfront on the Marne as Allied troops move in mass
From the French army lines along the Marne the scene shows French British and American units advancing and retreating in a grand open warfare pattern. Cavalry patrols cross roads as civilians flee with livestock and families amid military escorts. The report notes widespread troop columns and a mix of forces, with many seeking safe routes as the epic campaign unfolds.
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Associated Press
Marne
French counterattacks slow German drive near Soissons
French forces strike at Mont de Choisy and Neuilly-St Front region driving back Germans. Between Soissons and Chateau Thierry, Germans briefly held Longpont Corcy Faverolles and Troesnes before losing them except Faverolles. Champlat south west of Rheims and ground near Ville-en-Tardenois are recaptured as Berlin reports large Franco-American depot near Fére-en-Tardenois.
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Oise
Marne
Bois Carlepont
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Mont de Choisy
Vierzy
Oureq
Longpont
Corey
Faverolles
Troesnes
Chateau Thierry
Dormans-Rheims
Olizy-Violaine
Ville-en-Tardenois
Rheims
St. Leonard
Ompelle
Fére-en-Tardenois
Fére-en- Tardenois
Neuilly-St. Front
Chateau-Thierry
Passyen-Valois
Hill 163
British Front Battles West of Soissons Hold By French
Military report says fighting remains severe on the Aisne front with no major shift in the front. The main pressure from the German side presses westward toward the Forest of Villers-Cotterets and Bouresches, with heavy actions outlined from Vaurezis to the Marne as French forces hold north of Château-Thierry.
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Aisne
Soissons
Oise
Compiegne
Marne
Ourcq
Laferte-Milan
Oureq
Savieres
Villers Cotterets
Chateau Thierry
London
British Admiralty
British Wireless Service
Western Front
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Vaurezis
Bouresches
Chateau-Thierry
Laconin-et-Breuil
Chaudun
Longpont
Corey
Faverclies
Chezy
Licy
Château - Thierry
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