French Advance West of Vaux in Verdun Sector
French troops launched an offensive west of Vaux near Verdun and seized parts of trenches north of Hill 21. The Meuse area saw heavy artillery and grenade exchanges with German forces at Avecourt and Hill 304. French and British reports note bombardments, aerial activity, and prisoner takings, while civilian refugees describe arduous evacuations from Verdun to Bar-le-Duc aided by American and Canadian relief efforts.
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Verdun
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Meuse
Avecourt
Paris
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Thann
Meuse Terdment
Chattancourt
Fort de Vaux
Apremont
Montseo
St. Miciel
Viguenec Ee
Bar-le-Liuc
French War Office
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Fruyon
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Audune Roman
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Aisne
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Bergues
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Dombasle
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Lunéville
Blainville
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Arras
Loos
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Army of
Verdun Flight Described by French Relief Leader
Louis Jaray, head of the French National Relief Fund, writes to the American branch detailing Verdun evacuation after the February German drive. He compares Verdun’s compulsory withdrawal to earlier war evacuations, noting 15 to 20 days of forced travel and a civilian toll of women, children, and the elderly amid impassable routes and military traffic.
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Louis Jaray
French National Relief Fund
Ans
Verdun
M. Jaray
Turks Fight British On The Euphrates
Turkish official statement reports British forces retreating after a six hour battle near Korna on the Lower Euphrates. Britain's losses are listed as 180 dead on the field with 18 dead on the northern bank assault between Korna and Nasselbe.
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London
Euphrates
Korna
Fupre
Nasselbe
Suleiman
Bana
Persia
Bana An
Caucasian
Ōestan
Asia Minor
el Arish
Boelke Believed Killed In Verdun Aerial Battle
London reports Captain Boelke the famed German aviator believed killed after an air combat with French pilot Roger Ribiere near Verdun. A yellow Fokker was shot down, ending Boelke and Immelmann’s long string of victories. Boelke had 18 French planes confirmed by May 21 and was recently promoted by Emperor William.
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Boelke
Tperor
Roger Ribiere
Hoelke
Ribiere
Verdun
Immelmann
Teuton Army
Dead Man Hill
William
Tagliche Rundschau
Berlin
London Daily Chronicle
Rundschau
Kaiser
Kaiser's Visit Boosts Verdun Wounded and Soldiers
The Kaiser visits Verdun front hospitals and a hilltop observation post. His genial manner calms wounded men, who recall his words and gifts, including laurel sprigs and Iron Crosses, while observers describe the War Lord’s stern gaze over the battlefield and Meuse valley.
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Tagliche Rundschau
No official confirmation of Greek demobilization and elections
The piece notes persistent rumors of Allied demands pressuring Greece to enter the war, with no official confirmation. It discusses Entente expectations, potential intervention to lift martial law, and the risk of wider conflict if Greece resists. It also covers European reactions to the Paris economic conference and Briand's framing of postwar economic cooperation.
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Greece
Entente
Skouloudis
Fair Condh
Daily Chronicle
France
Russia
Italy
Saloniki
Macedonia
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett Seeks 1917 Offense Outlook
War correspondent Ellis Ashmead Bartlett arrived in New York from Australasia sharing views on the western front. He predicts no major British offensive before summer 1917 and discusses Verdun, naval gunnery theories, and troop contributions from Australia and New Zealand. He plans to sail to Liverpool on the Baltic and will take a grizzly bear cub to London for the zoological gardens.
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Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Dardanelles
New York
New Zealand
Australia
Gallipoli
Antipodes
Liverpool
Baltic
Bartlett
Kitchener
Verdun
Jutland
Avy
Adelaide
London
Great Britain
Wyoming
Nero
Zoological Gardens
British destroyer Eden sunk in collision in Channel
The British destroyer Eden was sunk in the English Channel after a collision. Thirty-one crew members were saved, three officers are missing. The Eden displaced 555 tons, 220 feet long, and carried four 3 inch guns and two torpedo tubes.
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Eden
London
English Channel
Paris
France
Havas
Havre
England
Zenta Crew Murder Charge By U Boat Emphasized
Elders and Fyffes, owners of the steamship Zenta, call the torpedoing murder of forty seven crew members by a German submarine. The unarmed vessel carried no arms or warning and five minutes could have saved all aboard. The letter, signed by director R. Miller, urges soldiers to remember the act as murder in all postwar dealings with the Germans. A list of Italian ships sunk by German and Austrian submarines from April 18 to May 30 accompanies the mail.
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Lst
Theresa A
Morana
German Ships Torpedoed in Baltic Sighting
Swedish fishermen reported two large German steamships torpedoed in the Baltic last night and seen sinking after violent cannonading. The sighting comes from Copenhagen sources via London.
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Baltic
Copenhagen
London
Ford Peace Party urges Stockholm conference for lasting peace
The Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation led by Henry Ford in Stockholm calls for a just peaceful settlement among belligerents. It includes two delegates from Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States with Balch Aked Hoyt Lochner among organizers. The manifesto urges nations to accept universal peace principles and international law, plus disarmament and an international order.
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Stockholm
Neutral Conference
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Henry Ford
Emily Greene Balch
Wellesley College
International Women's Congress
the Hague
Charles F. Aked
Frederick H. Hoyt
Detroit
Ford
Louis P. Lochner
St. Louis
Mme. Schwimmer
Lochner
Lindhagen
Riksdag
Geo Brandes
Central Committee
Holland Orders Imports From Holland America Line
Rotterdam June 17 officials announce a government arrangement with the Holland America Line to ship monthly 2 000 tons of cotton 1 000 tons of lubricating oil 200 tons of edible fats 1 000 tons of raw material for margarine and 1 200 tons of cottonseed oil for Dutch manufacturers. This adds to 200 000 tons monthly reserved for American grain potentially delaying other shipments. inner Rotterdam remains laid up.
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London
Holland America Steamship Line
Holland
Holland America Line
America
Italian Assaults Push Back the Austrians
Italian troops report success on the frontline from Malga Fossetta and Monte Magari with 203 prisoners taken and six guns and four machine guns captured. Observed actions include heavy bombardment, alpine offensives near Asiago, and air raids causing casualties around Padua and Mattarello.
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Fossetta
Monte Magari
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Monte Lemerie
Hoscon
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Asiagone
Marcesina
Frenzela
Monte Flor
Monte Castelgomberto
Cernia
Isonzo
Jenetian
Padua
Mattarello
Italian Army Confident on Trentino Front
Former Premier Louis Barthou, returning from the Italian front, notes Italian composure toward the Austrian offensive in Trentino. He praises General Cagorna and General Porro, citing their capable leadership and iron will as their forces overcome near insurmountable difficulties while supporting allied efforts.
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Paris
le Matin
Trentino
The
Cagorna
Porro
Boselli Forms Italian Cabinet With Sonnino Retained
In Rome on June 17 Paolo Boselli announced a new Italian cabinet to replace Salandra. Baron Sonnino remains Foreign Minister with four ministers without portfolios. The lineup includes two Socialists one Republican one Catholic and a follower of Giolitti. Oselli, a Venetian 75, joins as a key member. The "Big Four" label forms around Boselli Sonnino Orlando and Bisolati. Ministers oath set for Sunday before King Victor Emmanuel.
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Paolo Boselli
Antonio Salandra
Baron Sonnino
Giolitti
Paolo Rosell
Leonida Bissolati-Hergamaschi
Vittorio Orlando
Paolo Carcano
Francesco Ruffini
Paolo Morrone
Navy
Camillo Corsi
de Nave
Arlotta
Acchi
Meda
Bonomi
Bera
Colosimo
Scialo
Solati
Italy
Camillo Carsi
Marine
General Morrone
Zupelli
War Office
Signor
Orlando
Justice
Interior
Bissolat i
Sonnino
Carcano
Morrone
Carsi
Bissolati
Oselli
Bis
Salandra
Casement Treason Trial Set To Open Next Week
London reports heavy public interest as the trial of Sir Roger Casement on high treason charges is scheduled to begin in a week. Admission will be by ticket. counsel for Casement conferred with Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey regarding the case. Casement was moved from the Tower of London to Brixton Prison in the city.
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Times
Joseph Chamberlain
M. Briand
Manchester Guardian
Great Britain
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Germany
London
Roger Casement
Michael Francis
Cenfer
Edward Grey
Roger
Tower of London
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