Ballin Warns of Bar Around Middle Europe
In Amsterdam on June 17, a Hamburg shipping leader urged free trade over a controlled system. Albert Ballin of Hamburg America warned the postwar economic plan risks crippling German trade, arguing for openness to sustain Central Europe. Von Bulow attended the banquet with Ballin voicing opposition to a transitional postwar economy.
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Ballin
Middle
Europe
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Hamburg
Herr Wittholf
Chamber of Commerce
Herlin
Bremen
von Biilow
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-Amerim
Americans in German camps denied mistreatment
Amsterdam dispatch reports American war prisoners in Germany are not ill treated or displayed to the public. They are not insulted or pelted with stones and are kept in camps with adequate food on a scale matching current conditions.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
French and British Raids on Northern Battlefront Reported
The report details French air and ground actions near Hautebraye and Montdidier with hundreds of prisoners and multiple machine guns captured. It notes ongoing raids and artillery exchanges on both sides along the Oise Aisne front, with several enemy aircraft downed and air activity affected by weather.
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French War Office
Oise
Aisne
Hautebraye
Arras
Givenchy
Albert
Marshal Haig
France
Hebuterne
Somme
Noyon
Oureq
Marne
Montdidier
Austria's Bold War Offensive Against Italy
The Austrian push aims to break through the Brenta valley and cross the Piave in a two-front pincer, threatening northern Italy. Italian defenses hold firm in the mountains while counteroffensives push Austrian efforts back, with crossings at Nervesa and Fagare contested and Capo Sile possibly secured.
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Italy
Austria
Germany
France
Brenta
Piave
Milan
Brescia
Pierona
Vicenza
Treviso
Cromees
Fagare
Asiago
Rome
Venice
Nervesa
Prussian Militarism Gets the Kaiser’s O K
Amsterdam June 17 Emperor William says Prussian militarism will bring victory to Germany and praises the most capable people on earth I ascended the throne thirty years ago and now face war with resolve Field Marshal von Hindenburg lauds the Emperor’s peace care and military strength The Crown Prince is cited for recent troop successes with 95 000 prisoners and heavy artillery gains confirming a decisive battle outcome
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Amsterdam
Germany
Williamo
von Hertling
God
Earth
O'R
Terres
Empire
Berlin
von Boehm
von Below
von Huth
38 Lansing officials gain deferred classification
Washington June 17 Thirty eight employees of the State Department in draft age have received deferred classification the department informed Congress in reply to Representative Madden of Illinois.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Congress
Madden
Illinois
Severe penalties for army objectors at Upton and Gordon
Secretary Baker approves sentences from sixteen months to twenty years for twelve privates who refused service at Camps Upton and Gordon. The men are not treated as conscientious objectors and may not appeal to the special board. Baker favors returning them to their countries of origin after the war, arguing they were full US citizens drafted under the selective act and must fight Germany and Austria.
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Washington
Camps
Upton
Gordon
Baker
War Department
Germany
Austria
United States
Hyman Polkes
William J. Seider
Joseph White
Anton Zsoldak
Julius Levinthal
Louis Silverman
Mayer Suffkind
Louis H. Blumenthal
Samuel Spire
Paul Bauer
William Charles Schwab
Michael Clupa
United
Army of the
Europe
Would Extend Draft Ages in Army Appropriation Hearings
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon endorses Provost Marshal General Crowder's plan to extend the draft to men aged 18 to 45 during hearings on the 12 billion dollar Army Appropriation bill. He cites many over-30 men idle and needing reach. The House Sub-Committee unanimously approves the draft-ages provision empowering the President to summon all eligible men.
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Washington
Crowder
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Military Committee
House
Outline for a peace league proposed by wartime allies
George N. Barnes urges a league of nations to secure lasting peace. He calls for early action before the war ends, a tribunal for disputes, economic boycott, and eventual inclusion of Germany. The plan envisions a defensive treaty and Allied resources for postwar reconstruction.
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London
Ottawa
League of Nations
Europe
George N. Barnes
Dartford
League
Germany
Haig's New Drafts Show Courage Under Fire
Veterans praise the fresh drafts as elder brothers guide youngest soldiers entering action for the first time. Reports note stealthy night raids and intense frontline assaults test freshmen, yet the new troops display the same resolve as early units.
New Methods Of Americans Soldiers Fight War Tricks
The account describes German actions during a break in combat with an officer and two men using stick grenades to try to kill an American lieutenant who escaped injury. An American machine gun stopped the attack, while German firing hindered medical stations marked by red crosses. A German prisoner admitted orders to attack these stations. A German medic carried looted purses, and German claims of injections of fatal germs failed when examined. The narrator asserts Americans will not be victimized by German tricks and will fight fairly.
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Wilson
Germans Resume Marne Gas Fight With American Forces
German forces renew heavy gas bombardment along the Marne front near Chateau-Thierry and Belfry Wood as American lines hold. American patrols cross the river by boat or swim, while German troops face entrenched Americans in low wooded areas. German air activity and shelling persist amid rain.
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Chateau-Thierry
Marne
Germany
Temporary lull ends artillery duel
A short pause occurred in the artillery engagement as forces paused fire. The lull provided a moment of strategic pause amid ongoing exchanges between opposing units.
Allies Admit American Arrival in Alsace Front
Berlin dispatch reports General Headquarters saying American troops have arrived in Alsace. The Meuse to Moselle line saw losses on both sides near Xivray with destroyed positions. Reconnoitering detachments carried back prisoners from Vosges and Sundgau trenches as Mulhausen nears American sectors.
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Berlin
London
General Headquarters
Ypres
Somme
Meuse
Moselle
Xivray
Vosges
Sundgau
Alsace
Mulhausen
Sundgen
Germans fail raid near Xivray on Lorraine front
American forces repelled a German raid on Xivray northwest of Toul with heavy losses to the attackers. The Germans planned a three-pronged assault to seize prisoners, but American artillery and machine guns halted the effort. eight prisoners, including a lieutenant, were captured. American casualties were light and widespread shelling followed in villages behind German lines.
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Lorraine
Associated Press
Toul
Xivray
France
No Man‘s Land
No Man's Land
Tnia Canennee
Repulse of a Raid in Alsace Reported
Washington reports repulse of a hostile raid on American trenches in the Vosges Alsace area. Artillery fighting continues in Picardy Lorraine and Woevre. Patrols active. a raid near Château-Thierry was broken up with several prisoners and one officer among the captives.
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Washington
Vosges
Alsace
Pershing
Picardy
Château-Thierry
Woevre
Lorraine
Boureaches-Bois de Belleau
Artillery Fire Prolific Across Picardy Front
The report notes sustained artillery exchanges between opposing sides in the Picardy region with heavy bombardments and ongoing activity in the battlefield area.
First American Killed on German Soil Receives Croix de Guerre
Private Joseph William Guyton of Michigan is awarded the Croix de Guerre as the first American soldier killed on German soil. He belonged to American forces in Alsace Vosges and died from machine gun fire the day after his unit entered the line. Next of kin listed as Mrs. Agnes Winonatington of Evart, Mich.
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Washington
Guyton
Pershing
Alsace
W. 3
Vosges
Guytam
War Department
Joseph William
W. J.) Guyton
Aghes Winonatington
Evart. Mich
Raiders Take Americans on Lunéville Front
German raiding party captured a few American prisoners on the Lunéville front after a patrol fight in which Americans penetrated enemy trenches, killing one German and wounding another.
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France
Lunéville Front
Lieutenant Parker Reported Captured Over Germany
PARI6 June 17 Lieutenant R W Parker American pilot in the French Flying Corps forced to land during a scouting flight over Germany and was captured by German forces.
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R. W. Parker
French Flying Corps
Germany
Pope Receives Americans at Vatican Audiences
In Rome on June 17 the Pope granted audiences to Americans including Mrs Nor man Romano Shank, wife of the American Consul at Palermo, and Pearl Barti of Chicago famed for Manon Lescaut at the Massimo Theatre. The Pontiff offered each a signed photograph and spoke briefly with them.
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New York Times Company
New York Times
Rome
Mer. Cerrett
Vatican
Norman Romano Shank
Palermo
Pearl Barti
Chicago
Manon Lescaut
Massimo Theatre
Sne
Globe Theatre
New York
French Thank Americans Honor Sixty-fifth Sanitary Section
Paris June 4 Associated Press reports a communiqué from Divisional General Targe praising the Sixty-fifth Sanitary Section of the U.S. Army. The message commends American volunteers for exposing themselves under heavy fire to rescue wounded and expresses French Army gratitude and admiration.
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Paris
Associated Press
United States Army
Targe
121St Infantry
S. 3
U. 6
American soldier turns table on captor near Xivray
A German patrol captured an American during the Xivray action today but the prisoner escaped after drawing a revolver at the enemy guard. The man led his guard back toward American lines and collapsed unconscious from bleeding after reaching friendly trenches.
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France
Associated Press
Xivray
No Man’s Land
Army Aviators Killed In Crash Near Clarksdale Mississippi
Lieutenant Keller and Sergeant Chapman died when their plane from Park Field Memphis crashed near Clarksdale Mississippi. Keller hailed from California while Chapman came from Jackson Mississippi. They planned a stop at Jackson after Clarksdale. Chapman's mother awaited news there at the fairgrounds.
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Clarksdale
Keller
Mune Chapman
Park Field
Memphis
Tenn
Campenasey
Miss
California
Chapman
Jackson
Fair Grounds
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