British and French Gains in Champagne On Narrow Front
Allied forces report a local operation in Champagne yielding a German trench system in a salient on about 500 yards of front. Forty prisoners captured including one officer. In air action, British pilots claim several German machines downed or driven out of control with heavy fighting elsewhere on the western front.
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Fie Hoyel Flying Corps
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Panéom
Craonne
Champagne
Koear
Royal Flying Corps
Cagta
Ditarel
Squ
Mars
Arteish Attempts Miscarry in Frontline Actions
Berlin reports three English attempts to gain ground near the Lys sector and on the northwest of Warneton failed as the war office notes no important fighting on any fronts. The statement emphasizes limited action and ongoing operations along the canal corridors and near La Bassée, Sensee, and other positions.
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Berlin
London
Lys
la Bassie
Warneton
Germans Flying in Fleets Keep Forming As Losses Mount
British front dispatch reports that after the Messines battle the German air forces, once driven from the front, are regrouping in large formations. The Associated Press notes continued German air activity and suggests a shift in air readiness as losses mount.
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Associated Press
France
London
Messines
Why America Sent Root Mission to the Democracies
A fragmentary editorial explains the purpose of a commission to advance democracy and human liberty, arguing united democratic nations can achieve lasting peace. It stresses international cooperation with Russia if desired, and presents the High Commission as a vehicle for shared welfare and victory of democratic ideals worldwide.
French Minister Hopeful On Russian Situation
Albert Thomas the French Minister of Munitions reports noticeable Russian improvement over two months. He notes reduced agitation, stronger government influence in Petrograd, and doubts a German offensive will occur, reflecting optimism amid Entente mission assessments.
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Stockholm
Russia
Albert Thomas
Isbor
Petrograd
Weace
France
Thomas
Americans Mobilize for Front With 1500 Servicemen
Paris June 18 Two hundred seventy volunteers left the American Field Service headquarters for the front last week bringing total American Ambulance and transport service personnel to about 1500 with French armies or in army zone training camps. Three hundred Americans are in the newly organized transport branch. Field service has 700 cars under construction and several more in use.
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Paris
Honor for American Flier Sergeant Archibald Johnson
Paris reports Archibald Johnson of Pittsburgh member of the Lafayette Flying Squadron has been promoted to sergeant after a gallant fight single handed. The unit is largely American based.
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Paris
Archibald Johnson
Pittsburgh
Lafayette
Italians Claim Gains on Asiago Front and Monte Obstacle
Italian official statement reports repelling Austro Hungarian infantry attacks on Monte Moedagh Asiago Plateau and Hill 652 in Vodice. Italians also advanced on the Carso Plateau northeast of Jamiano and improved much of the front while air action and battery activity occurred near Gorizia and Monte Hermada.
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Monte Moedagh
Asiago
Vodice
Wear Department
Carso
Jamiano
Monte Osciagh
Idria
Gargaro
Gorizia
Monte Hermada
Not American Delegates Question Peace Conference Delegates
Reporters questioned three men named Arb, Davido vitch as American Socialist delegates to the peace conference. William Walli and Dr. Max Goldfarb disputed the claim noting they were not known to the Socialist Party leaders and doubted any Americans were represented by such figures.
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Sec Horn Dispatch
William Clarist
Walli
Janes
Volkszeitu
Max Goldfarb
Wraft
Root Mission Faces Obstacles in Russia Visit
The article reports that the Root Mission to Russia faces formidable obstacles despite government enthusiasm. It notes internal opposition and lukewarm antiwar elements, the need to align aims with Wilson's policy, and the mission's challenge to forge cooperation amid complex political forces and economic concerns.
Russian Jewish Labor Writer Tied to Socialist Links
The article notes Reinstein a Russian Jewish labor writer living in the United States for three years. He and his wife, a Buffalo physician, are described as linked to the Socialist movement and suspected in a recent federal raid. Reinstein reportedly obtained an American passport but faced revocation amid questions of nationality and refugee status.London dispatch says US delegates Goldfarb and Refstein at a Socialist conference have not been officially recognized by the US Minister.
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Iisnes
Cabie
New York Times
Wilson
Russia
M. Tereschenko
Europe
Labor
Reinstein
Buffalo
Sor Party
Getti
Dasebevitch
Opinon
London
Stockholm
The
Times
Messrs. Goldfarb
Refstein
United States
Zeitung
Zuventlow
Deutschengeszeitung
America
Tigliche Rundschau
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Poland
Gorky Leads Push for Science Based Recovery in Russia
Maxim Gorky spearheads a national movement to use science for Russia’s recovery and reform. He collaborates with writers and scientists to form The Free Association for Development and Dissemination of the Positive Sciences, building on his postrevolution editorial work with New Life.
Revelations Stir Swiss Socialist Grains Of Controversy
Reported disclosures on Swiss socialist Grimms activities cause a stir here. The events touch Swiss ministers and a telegram from M Hofman of the Swiss Federal Council is described as an unavoidable action. Arthur Henderson, soon leaving Moscow, replies to the Council of Workmen and the Delegates in a memo addressing wartime labor unity and British labor solid front. An Italian note on the war is anticipated after a new agreement between Brescia and Italy.
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Grimm
M. Hofman
Federal Council
Arthur Henderson
Moscow
Council of Workmen's
Rol Jers
Root Mission concludes Moscow tour amid Russian needs briefed
The Elihu Root commission held informal talks with Russian Cabinet ministers and military officers to outline Russia’s needs and draft supply lists the United States could provide. The group planned a Cabinet-wide conference later and a visit to Moscow Thursday.
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London
Elihu Root
Russia
United States
Mr. Root
David R. Francis
M. Radzianko
Duma
Count To
Hugh L. Scott
Actas
John F. Stevens
American Railroad Commission
James H. Glennon
Sebastopol
Tey
Black Sea
Root
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Winter Palace
Imperial
Jennings
United States Cavalry
Vitol Grounds
Avenue
Sixteenth Street
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Roop
Secre
Ready to greet Russians arrives in Washington noon
The Russian War Mission will arrive in Washington at noon tomorrow. At Union Station they will be met by Secretary Lansing, Counselor Polk, Warren Robbins of the State Department, and Major Nathan K. Averill. Accompanying officials include Long and Jefferson Caffery. the mission will then travel to New York.
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New York Times
Washington
Union Station
Lansing
Polk
Warren Robbins
State Department
Nathan K. Averill
State Long
Jefferson Caffery
American Diplomatic Service
New York
Poles of Austria May Upset Cabinet
Poles have broken off relations with Austria, triggering a cabinet crisis, according to a Reuter dispatch from Zurich citing Vienna advices. After a long debate on Saturday the Polish Club declared it would only negotiate with a new government.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Vienna
Russian writer abandons politics to push science led reform
The famed writer, after a health relapse, declares he will devote himself to cultural and scientific questions. He blames Russia’s ills on backward science and calls for rapid建立 scientific institutions and a national program to elevate industry, hygiene, and education as the path to stability.
Dublin Welcomes Freed Irish Rebels
Large crowds in Dublin greet released Irish prisoners unconditionally led by banners and songs. In Parliament Bonar Law said release was unconditional and Sinn Fein had no centralized authority to bind participation in the forthcoming convention.Meanwhile Sinn Fein members including Count Plunkett were arrested trying to protest. Inspector Mills died from injuries after a disturbance linked to the June 9 measures. Countess Markievicz led rebels in the Easter uprising of 1916.
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London
Dublin
Markievicz
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Count Plunkett
Sinn Fenner
The
Fenn
Milla
Cathal Brugher
James Kenny
Rody Kelly
Martin Welsh
Mills
Dublin Castle
Constantine to Germany
Paris dispatch says former King Constantine of Greece may bypass Lugano and proceed directly to Baden Baden, the renowned German health resort, instead of stopping there.
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Paris
Geneva
Journal Des Debats
Constantine of Geece
Lugano
en-Baden
Germany
Malaria Threat Describes Struma Front Evacuation
The Times reports the Struma Valley region as hot damp unhealthful and malarial in summer. British forces conduct a retreat along the Struma front returning to a bridgehead on the left bank and occupying several villages while air activity and limited artillery operations continue on other sectors.
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London
Struma Valley
the Times
Times
Kalendra
Beglikmah
Salmah
Kakarascha
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Utli
Lower
Struma
Tumba
Seres
Thessaly
Larissa
Volo
German planes strike Russian base on Riga Bay island
Berlin reports that German aircraft landed on a Baltic island in the Bay of Riga and destroyed a Russian base. The action prompts greater Russian naval activity in submarine and mine warfare as Germany strengthens defenses. further details note June 13 air actions by German forces.
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Berlin
London
Bay of
Riga
Wilsons speeches perplex Germans and widen war aims
German press debates President Wilson and Allied moves with fear of Russia diplomacy. Articles from Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and others note American resistance, calls for peace without annexations, and concerns over Poland and Poland State, while warning about currency depreciation as Germany continues war.
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Vossische Zeitung
Vienna Fremdenblatt
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Russia
Polk
Vorwarts
United States
Germany
German Press Reacts to Wilson Note on Russia Peace
Amsterdam dispatch reports Pan German papers fret over Germany's partial commitment to peace without annexations or indemnities in response to President Wilson's note to Russia. Berlin media warn the government risks being pinned to that stance as Russia negotiations delay.
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Amsterdam
London
Vorwirts
Norddeutsche ——— Zeity
Russia
Berlin Post
Neueste Nachrichten
Berlin
Wilson
Norddeutsche Albee Zeitung
Presient
Germany
Armenian Martyrdom Under Turkish Rule Sparks International Action
A Paris telegraph reports Turkish Armenia has faced massive slaughter under Abdul Hamid, with 800 people killed. The note urges an end to Armenian subjugation and universal freedom, urging the Internationale to pursue lasting peace in the Orient. Russian and Swedish delegates discuss self-government for Moslems and broader national independence at the Stockholm conference.
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New York Times
Stockholm
London Daily Chronicle
Paris
Armenia
Turkey
Germany
Abdul Hamid
Orient
Micael Journisson Varandian
International Socialist Bureau
Jeinberg
Petro- 4
Ibraham
Germany Derides U S in German Press Excerpts
Extracts from German newspapers in state department briefings show widespread derision toward the United States. The dispatch notes sharp criticism of American policy and leadership, reflecting public mood and diplomatic tensions during the period.
Allied Air Strikes Hit Runeo Island Base
Allied forces claim success in a June operation targeting the Runeo Island base in the Bay of Riga. Bombs were dropped in large quantities and on June 15 aircraft reportedly landed there to destroy remaining portions of the base, with all planes returning.
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Runeo
Bay of Riga
Submarine Believed Sunk by Japanese Forces in Mediterranean
The British Admiralty announced that a German U-boat was probably sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean. A Japanese Naval Attaché report said a flotilla encountered and attacked the submarine on June 12, with probable success.
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THINK
London
British Admiralty
Mediterranean
Mine sinks Allan Line steamer Carthaginian near Glasgow
Montreal reports the steamship Carthaginian struck a mine and sank after departing Glasgow for Montreal. No details yet, but it is believed she carried no passengers and went down Sunday morning.
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Montreal
Carthaginian
Allan Line
Glasgow
Sailors Describe Duel With U Boat Off Italian Coast
American seamen recount a May engagement off Genoa in which a stranded British coal freighter and a German submarine destroyed each other. The British captain fired a 70 pound shell after a torpedo hit left the freighter damaged but afloat. The submarine turned over twice and sank as forts and gunfire joined the action. two British sailors were killed.
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Hilonian
Genoa
Editorial mocks American war reporting and boasts
The Klinische Zeitung prints a June 10 editorial ridiculing U S war efforts and doubting American positions. It notes double censorship on reports and warns readers to read between the lines rather than sensational claims of armament and troop buildup.
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Klinische Zeitung
United States
America
England
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