Raider Destroys Two Norwegian Ships Off Cape Charles
Survivors recount German U-boat attack east of Cape Charles that sank the Norwegian steamers Vindeggen and Henrik Lund after copper and sugar were looted. Captain Hansen of the Henrik Lund and Captain Hansen of the Vindeggen reported crews abandoned ship as the submarine vanished after transferring cargo and taking papers. The Brosund arrived at Quinartine with reports filed to Norwegian authorities.
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Bmarine
Cape Uharies
Brosund
Vindeggen
Henrik Lund
South America
New York
A Kaltenborn
Hansen
Vindexsen
Coneul Hayn
State Street
Cape Charles
Windedaen
Prussian Suffrage Bill Passes Fourth Reading Amid Liberal Split
The Prussian Diet lower house adopts the fourth reading of the Suffrage bill with proportional representation for eastern districts. It also passes upper house composition and constitution revision measures. A three fourths vote is required for constitutional change, causing a split in the National Liberal Party and prompting Alfred Lohmann to resign.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
National Liberal Party
Alfred Lohmann
Wilson to Watch All War Work
President Wilson seeks a new War Industries Board bureau to monitor progress across coal and steel production transportation and war mater- ials. The plan aims for monthly or bi monthly surveys with reports to the President while keeping data confidential from Congress and independent of department bias.
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Washington
Wiladh
Baruch
War Industries Board
Sherley
Kentucky
House Appropriations Committee
Sletter
Wilson
House
Madden
Illinois
Congress
Sherles
Plan to Pool War Resources With Allies
Washington June 12 pooling of all economic resources of the United States and allied nations was discussed to create a Munitions Council with two sections food and war material The plan would centralize control purchase and distribution of essentials for the allies and coordinate production to avoid duplication Officials said preparations to establish the council may involve Europe and the United States with Hoover and War Industries Board heads planning to travel for setup
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United States
Entente
War Industries Board
Wilson
Munitions Council
Hoover
Europe
Stettinius
Foch Receives Veterans Confidence Message
London dispatch reports Comrades of the Great War, an veterans group, sending General Foch a message of faith in a new victory. Foch replied that he shared their confidence and praised his men’s resolve to repel invaders from France.
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Foch
London
Ottawa
France
French Army Staunch in Staunch Counterattack Near Montdidier
In June 1918 the French and American troops hold the line west of Montdidier and Clignon Valley. American artillery aided the French in harassing German forces as Bouresches and Boureshès woods saw fierce fighting. German raiding parties were repulsed and hits on German lines at Cantigny noted. The battle persisted with heavy casualties and rapid shifts as French tanks and Allied airpower supported infantry in the Mery Plateau area.
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Picardy
Associated Press
Montdidier
Cantign
London
Clignon
Château-Thierry
Reuter
Bouresches
Premier Clemenceau Reports Front Progress in Senate
In Paris on June 12 Premier Clemenceau told the Senate that decisive gains were achieved at certain points with minimal forces and losses. He emphasized the French Army's resources that at times crushed German offensives while enemy losses were enormous.
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Paris
Senate
Clemenceau
A. Maen Bate
Nee Omens
Ta’ Deane
Manufacturers' Big Plans for a National Federation
Atlantic City June 12 plan set to form a federation uniting 300000 plants with tens of billions in capitalization and over ten million workers to back big business in tax and tariff issues after the war. State manufacturers from PA NY DE CT MA NJ met at the Hotel Tranmore in a war convention. Over 30000 plants represented, about a tenth of those supplying the government, and the six states produce roughly a third of national industry.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Germany
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Hotel Tranmore
Manufacturers’ Council
Pershing Reports Quiet Fronts in World War I Communiqué
General Pershing's message notes continued artillery activity in the Woevre and the capture of prisoners by American patrols in Picardy with nothing else to report.
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Washington
Pershing
Picardy
Afton Bladet Urges Swedish Convoys to Argentina
The Stockholm newspaper suggests sending convoys with ships to Argentina to deliver provisions. It cites the Dutch precedent as favorable and invites Denmark to join in convoy operations.
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Stockholm
Argentina
NEW York Times
Copenhagen
Aftonbladet
Holland
Denmark
Heart of the World at 4th Street Theatre Ad
Advertisement notes D W Griffiths Heart of the World at the 4th Street Theatre and mentions a Boston and New York premiere sensation as an attraction.
Germany Grapples With Terrible Losses In Soissons Drive
A New York Times special cable from The Hague reports German worries over heavy losses on the western front. Propaganda efforts claim U boats disrupt Allied troop movements and link the Soissons offensive to American involvement, while German press mock Allied confidence and note Wilson's influence and a rising American war spirit.
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New York Times Company
New York TiMes
Hague
Soissons
Deutsche Tageszeitung
West Front
Weser Zeitung
France
Wilson
Foch
United States
Trump
America
Italians Sink One Austrian Dreadnought in Adriatic Raid
Italian torpedo boats attacked an Austrian naval division near the Dalmatian Islands early Monday. One Austrian dreadnought was sunk and a second damaged, leaving Austria with only one battleship in seagoing condition. Captain Rizzo, turning 80, earned another merit for earlier damage at Trieste.
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Pola
Cattaro
Gruiza
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Austria
Mario Pellegrini
Italy
Plave
Rizzo
Wien
Trieste
Venice
Dalmatian Islands
Massed Germans Swept by Shells in French Counterattack
Associated Press reports a large German force of more than 50,000 men advancing near Mondidier and the Matz Valley met with intensive French artillery and infantry counterattacks. French gains east of Mery and near Béthancourt, Machemont, and Chevincourt, along with repulsed German efforts, are noted as allies push forward with high morale.
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Associated Press
Mondidier
Pointblank
Mery
Matz
Olse
Ase
Aisne
Foch
Béthancourt
Machemont
Chevincourt
Mache
French Hold Front as Germans Press Across Aisne and Mars
Paris reports heavy fighting across the Somme and Aisne fronts. French forces claim gains around Belloy and St. Maur with 400 more prisoners and several cannons, while Germans push to footholds on the south bank of the Mars and along the Oise sector. The retreat east of the Oise is masked and fighting continues near Montdidier, Annehuil, and Nante-Braye with renewed German assaults.
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Montdidier
Oise
Omour
Belloy Wood
St. Maur
St. Maur- Anteuil
Mats River
Meliocq
Croix Ricard
Bailly
Tracy-le-Val
Aga
Nampcoel
Nante-Braye
Aisne
Villers-Cotterets
Dommiers
Cutry
Amblony
St. Pierre Aigle
Marne
Montcourt
Eloup
Busseares
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Montdidier Region
Cantigny
Clignon Valley
Bois de Balleau
G. H. Perris
New York Times Companys
Mery Plateau
Antheuil
Marest
General von Hutier
Mareuil
Estrees
Hutter
Premier
Heartens Paris
Great Union of Industrial Power
The
Horsford
D. W. Griffith
St. Theatre
Matee Bbc
Advt
Szent Istvan
Milan
Farragut
Iron Ships
Iron Hearts
Grove Park
Asheville
N. C
W. Va
Wi. Y
Belloy
Antheuis
South Bank
Onse
Soissons Area
War Office
Ger
Mans
Mars River
Nampoel
Veuilly
Chateau-Thierry
Bussiares
Hse
Genlis Wood
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