Public urged aid to crippled soldiers return to work
A New York Times special reports doctors urge public and employers to re educate and employ disabled veterans. They propose large reconstruction hospitals across sixteen districts and emphasize self respect and financial independence. British surgeon Sir Arbuthnot Lane describes facial reconstruction from ribs and tissue to restore looks and function. Major Alexander J. Lambert elected Red Cross head. Atlantic City to host next AMA meeting.
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New York Times
Chicago
American Medical Association
France
Surgeon General
Loue McMurtrie
Ed € Institute For
Newam
Todd
Board Commissioners of
Secred
Billings
Division 6
Arbuthnot Lane
Lipos
Sidcup
Kente
England
Kents
London
Alexander J. Lambert
New York
American Red Cross Service
Association
House of Delegates
W. N. Wishard
Indianapolis
Ind
Davis Starr Judd
Rochester
Minn
C. W. Richardson
Washington
John M. Baldy
Philadelphia
Alexander R. Craig
William A Posey
House of Deleex
Hubert Work
Pueblo
Col
Atlantic City
Board of
East Coast Danger Zone Sparks Humanitarian Demands
A conference demands immediate end to violence against neutral citizens along the East Coast. Delegates urge humanitarian action and adherence to international norms to protect civilians.
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QUR
Humanity
U-Boat Captain Boasts of His Craft Cruise
A passenger account describes Axel Kaltenborn aboard the Henrik Land after its sinking by a German submarine last Monday. He details a two hour cabin talk with the U-boat commander, notes cargo, armament, and the German claim of can dive in 28 seconds while hinting at future operations and the fate of ships Vinland and Eidewold.
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Henrik Land
Axel Kaltenborn Gaia
Kaltenborn
Kaitenbornee
Germany
Vinland
Eidewold
Septal
Henrik Lund
Roosevelt
Thomas Edison
Charles W. Eliot
U-Boat Bombards Monrovia in Liberia Conflict
London June 1. An eyewitness reports the bombardment of Moerovia, capital of the Liberian republic, by a German submarine. The encounter details remain sparse as wartime dispatches arrive.
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London
Monrovia
President Grant
Associated Press
Moerovia
African Republic of Liberia
Interborough to Hire Women Ticket Choppers
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company plans replacing all male ticket choppers with women starting July 1. Protests cite suitability and health concerns, but physicians say women can handle the work, with overtime safeguards. If satisfactory, women may become a permanent feature and will receive the same pay as men.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Shows How U Boats Failed
London reports the British Admiralty details wartime transport achievements. Seventeen million passengers moved in military transports, animals exceed two million, vehicles over four hundred thousand, and stores beyond thirty seven million tons. The Admiralty also aided allies by delivering nearly one million tons of stores for Italy and about three and a half million tons of coal in requisitioned ships.
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London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Germany
Italy
Italian torpedo boats sink Austrian dreadnought in Dalmatian chase
Commander Rizzo and his crew on two Italian torpedo boats attacked a group of Austrian battleships near Pass Selve on the Dalmatia coast. After firing torpedoes at the lead ship and a follow‑up explosion, a destroyer chased them but a depth charge forced the pursuer away. Reports claim the Szent Istvan was sunk with heavy Austrian losses.
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Venice
Associated Press
Rizzo
Adriatic
Italy
Millazo
Pola Harbor
Dalmatia
Pass Selve
Asinello
Preluda
Firi
Rome
Idea Nazionale
Trieste
Wien
Pola
Pellegrini
Artillery Active In Italy In Recent Fighting
The official Italian HQ report on June 13 notes intensified artillery in the Tonalea, Posina Astico, and Brenta Piave sectors with more intense fighting at intervals. Weather hindered reconnaissance parties and aviators.
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Italy
Rome
Tonalea
Posina-Astico
Brenta
Piave
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Liberia
Foe
Interboro
Reatest Naval Unita
Vienna
Paris
Haale
Switzerland
Izzo
Szent Istvan
GE. Altman & Co
Madison Avenue
Fifth Avenue, New York
Thirty-fourth Street
Thirty-fifth Street
5Th Avenue
34Th Street
McCreery
Madras
Gidding & Co
Ed Cross
Brill
Bull the Kuppenheimer House
Broadway
149Th Street
E. 14Th St
Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn
Cortlandt St
W. J. Meekins
Lancaster, Pa
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