American airman Chapman killed in midair over Verdun
Sergeant Victor E. Chapman of New York died in a midair battle above Verdun while engaging two aviatiks. He had previously downed four Germans and fought through seven victories as part of the American escadrille near Verdun. Lieutenant Thaw and Lieutenant Rockwell were cited for bravery in related actions.
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New York Times
Paris
France
Victor E. Chapman
New York
Verdun
Aviatiks
John Jay Chapman
Harvard
Ecole de Beaux Arts
Foreign Legion
Aviation
Chapman
Nieuport
Norman Steehodt
Prince
William K. Thaw
Kiffen Rockwell
Thaw
Hall
Cowdin
Rockwell
Avion
Corporal Chapman
Carnegie Hall
Aero Club of America
National Special Aid Society
Pis R
American Legion
the Vosges
Hoe
Flying Corps
Atlanta
Bar le Duc
Bert Hall
Elliot Cowdin
Nora Prince
Halleet
Pare
Immelmann Falls 6000 Feet in Death Flight
A New York Times field report recalls First Lieutenant Immelmann's death over the French lines and his record of fifteen enemy planes down. Eyewitness letters describe the dramatic pursuit, his Fokker hit, and the crash at 6000 feet as comrades in Fokkers closed in.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Immelmann
Fokkers
Fokker
Tagliche Rundschau
French Steamer Hierault Sunk by Submarine
Thirty six crewmen from the steamship Hierault reached Castellon after the vessel, a 2200 ton French flag steamer, was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea during a voyage.
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Herault
Spain
Mediterranean
Madrid
Paris
Hierault
Castellon
British Erred in Jutland Battle Says Survivors
Berlin dispatch summarizes survivor statements on the Jutland engagement. Prisoners claim Jellicoe ordered the fleet southward after an early warning and that Warspite and Acasta were sunk, while detailing torpedo hits on Marlborough and the Turbulent and noting delays in rescue by British ships. The total British prisoners reported is 177.
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Berlin
Sayville
North Sea
Jellicoe
Warspite
Acasta
Chautauqua Opens on Washington Heights Site
Washington Heights inaugurated its first Chautauqua meeting in a large tent on 169th Street and Broadway. The five day event featured an evening musicale and an address by Philadelphia lawyer Lee Francis Lybarder on The Community Conscience, with former President Taft scheduled to speak on Our World’s Relationships tomorrow evening.
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Washington Heights
169Th Street
Broadway
Lee Francis Lybarder
Philadelphia
Taft
Immigrant Debate Echoes in Australia After US Letter
Sir Rider Haggard, finishing a migration tour, notes high Great Britain to United States immigration. A US letter from Mrs F D Lambert seeks up to 30 000 acres for at least 100 families in Australia. Queensland Premier Antor promises abundant land for settlers in farming, dairying, and fruit growing.
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Sydney
Australia
Sir Rider Haggard
United States
Sir Rider
Commonwealth
Great Britain
F. D. Lambert
Outnumbered by Women in German Civil Service
Data from the North German Gazette shows women now form a clear majority in Germany’s government offices as men are called to colors. The 1915 hiring data reveal women comprised 40 percent of new hires in Q1, 48 percent in Q2 and Q3, and 52 percent in Q4, with many younger workers entering office jobs. The State Insurance Fund notes a rise in applicants under 18, totaling 134,461 in 1915 versus 83,81 eight years older.
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Germany
State Insurance Fund
Greek cabinet a stopgap
Paris reports Premier Zaimis announces the new cabinet cannot appear before the Chamber of Deputies and will strictly execute the Entente demands. He delivered a note to Entente representatives detailing the ultimatum terms and pledging full compliance. Parliament will be dissolved for general elections set for August 7, with a decree expected next week.
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Paris
Havas
Athens
Zaimis
Chamber of Deputies
Entente
Austrians Repel Russian Advance Across Volhynia Front
Berlin reports a German counterattack against General Brussiloff’s forces along an eighty mile arc from Kolki to the Galician border. Von Linsingen envelops the Russians, pushing them back on both flanks toward Lutsk while facing superior numbers and heavy losses. Russians resume pressure along the Galician frontier and Stripa River, but gains are limited and contact with Pflanzer’s army is not restored in Bukowina south of the Dniester.
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Berlin
London
Brussiloff
Volhynia
Kolki
Styr
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Kovel
Vladimir Volynski
Count von Bothmer
Galician
Stripa
Bukowina
Dniester
Pflanzer
Dark Outlook for German Agriculture Warned by Official Weekly
The Northwest Germany economic weekly warns of a grim farm outlook as grain and rye lack nitrates, weeds plague fields, and cattle and meat supplies tighten. Labor is scarce with only sometimes available prisoners of war for farm work, hampering plowing and dairy output.
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the Hague
London
Amtliches Wirtschaftliches Wochenblatt Fir
People of Berlin to Be Fed by City
Berlin authorities announce communal feeding of the population with daily food distribution arrangements complete. The first public meal will be served on July and the entire program is projected to cost 2,000,000 marks. Fire destroys valuable dyes at 72 Gold Street injuring production at the American Eye Works Company facility.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Lokal Anzieger
Gold Street
American Eye Works Company
Spain Faces Submarine Rights Debate in Neutral Ports
The article discusses whether a submarine should be treated as an ordinary warship in neutral ports, with El Liberal arguing submarines lack existing rules and a Cartagena test trip cited. It questions the purpose of the submarine and hints at controversial cargo and German diplomatic documents.
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Cartagena
Kamerun
Roma
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