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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
2
The Associated Press reports London officials say 56 men 16 women and 9 children were killed in the air raid with 228 men 122 women and 6 children injured. The attack caused panic but no military targets were hit. weather favored the raid with misty clouds aiding the bombers.
Washington reports a greatly enlarged air craft program to secure permanent air supremacy for the United States and its allies. Howard E Coffin states plans call for hundreds of millions in spending and a large overseas aviation force, with a key aim to end the war through air power.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Berlin Morgenpost claiming Britain contemplates relocating the seat of government due to ongoing air attacks. The item notes London as the source and discusses potential strategic and security concerns amid the war.
Ninety seven killed and four hundred thirty seven injured mark the greatest single raid toll in England to date, hitting the metropolis for the first time. The May twenty fifth raid follows with seventy six dead and one hundred seventy six injured, while the January eighteenth raid over Staffordshire totals sixty seven killed and one hundred one injured. Casualties nationwide from air raids total six killed and one thousand seven hundred twenty four injured, most non combatants.
Admiral Ralph Earle testifies before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that defective fuses in German shells could have changed the Dogger Bank outcome. He notes American nurses were killed by a brass cap boomerang in the Mongolia tragedy and discusses omitted rangefinder details and flawed gun and cartridge design.
Spectators along Paris streets roar to welcome General John J. Pershing from Gard du Nord to the Boulevards. Marshals Joffre Viviani Painlevé and generals Foch and Duvall greet him as bands play The Star Spangled Banner and La Marseillaise. The crowd sees the arrival as proof of American resolve joining France’s effort.
London reports say former King Constantine and the Greek royal family remain in Athens. Venizelos may be recalled to power to form a united Greece with King Alexander, while critics urge removal of Dousmania Metaxas and Gounaria to restore constitutional governance.
Representatives of French authorities were presented to American officers after which the party landed, reviewed the French totals, and acknowledged each with a salute.
General Pershing and his staff departed London for France at daybreak, slipping away quietly to avoid attention. The Americans had said farewell the night before and arranged a quiet exit to begin their move toward the battlefront as the advance guard moved closer to France.
General Pershing, in talks with French army leaders, will decide where the American expeditionary force is sent. Major recommendations, nearly final, will be approved in Washington. The War Department reiterated that Pershing will command independently like Haig, cooperating with the allied high command under General French.
A fragmented Greek royal dialogue discusses Greece's stance in World War I politics. The King argues for staying neutral to avoid German influence, while noting American hostility to Kings and the Entente’s eventual demands. He warns small nations will seek help from stronger powers as conflicts prolong.
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