British in action on whole front in June 25 report
British artillery remained highly active along the Western Front with heavy shelling and mine explosions cited by official reports. Berlin claimed German gas attack near Albert, while French gains at Fleury and ongoing fighting near Verdun and the Meuse were noted amid cross-front bombardments and raids.
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Critical Time at Verdun Final German Drive
Special dispatch from Paris reports Verdun actions demanding attention as German forces push harder than before. French lines dented, progress measured in miles but costly, with victory seen as crucial for morale and survival. France remains resolved to defend Verdun at all costs, faith in ultimate victory intact.
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German gains at Fleury threaten Verdun fortifications
Berlin reports the German Crown Prince forces have taken Fleury village and approached the Souville redoubt, threatening Verdun's inner defenses. Paris notes limited ground between Verdun and Fleury and cites high costs and slow progress, while French observers remain cautiously confident about ultimate outcomes.
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Sweden At Peace After Aland Islands Crisis
Stockholm dispatch reports Sweden's neutrality preserved after a political clash led by the Activists near war, with assurances from Russia and Britain that Aland fortifications would be temporary. Parliament united across parties to reaffirm neutrality, easing public anxiety and signaling stability in a tense Baltic period.
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Italian gains continue in Trentino and Isonzo fronts
Rome reports heightened Austrian artillery activity in the Trentino with Italian gains in the Posina sector. Italian forces claim successful barrages in the Asso Posina Valleys and near Asiago, while infantry clashes occur west of Pesina and south of Arsiero. Rail stations at Tanichen and Sillian bombarded. Capron aircraft bombarded enemy camps on the Asiago Plateau.
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Italian Ship Saturnina Fanny Sunk Off Genoa
The Italian vessel Saturnina Fanny of 1,568 tons gross sank reported by Lloyds. Seventeen men were saved. The ship was last reported at Genoa.
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German Food Regulator Considers Meat Prohibition
Berlin reports Adolph von Batocki may impose a uniform meat ration via cards for September due to scarce fats and potatoes. A central board will oversee fats like butter and margarine with price and import adjustments. Bread prices unlikely to change this harvest.
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New meat cards issued in Berlin amid rationing
A Berlin dispatch says new meat tickets take effect today. Each person may buy about 8 ounces weekly, totaling 250 crams. The plan follows rationing measures reported from Amsterdam via London.
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Rotterdam Courant hears update from The Hague dispatch
The Hague report dated Monday June 26 via Loendon cites Rotterdam Courant as hearing a developing statement or event. The brief item notes a formal communication or reaction from officials in Rotterdam related to the ongoing coverage.
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German clergy urge sending city children to countryside
Distress in German cities has risen to a degree that high church authorities of Minster and Cologne have urgently asked the convent clergy to send town children to the country where the scarcity of food is less acute.
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Watch Vainly For U Boat Off Randy Hook
No U boat appeared off Randy Hook yesterday despite a flag of truce. Reports from Cartagena claimed the Kaiser would send a peace letter via submarine to London. Skippers eyed the sea with epbyglass as night fell with no submarine sighted. Paris dispatch notes Wilson to receive a German Emperor message similarly as Alfonso did, saying the act would not affect Spanish neutrality. Spanish papers urge government to prevent a repeat of the submarine incident.
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France Secret Propaganda Fund Passed by Chamber
Paris lawmakers approved a 25 million franc secret fund for the Foreign Affairs Ministry to wage propaganda against calumny abroad. Finance Minister Ribot said the money would defend France and support Allied actions, including measure at Saloniki. The committee urged action to end terror in Syria and enforce allied decisions on Bulgaria Greek frontier incidents.
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Flying officers shuttle London trip from trenches quick
A British Army officer flew from French trenches to London and back in under four hours. In another instance a soldier made the journey in three and a half hours, leaving the trenches at dawn, Turkish bathing in London by lunch, and returning to France the same evening.
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France
English Channel
Allies Finance Greece Loan Installment Agreed
The Entente Powers have agreed to pay Greece an installment of the previously agreed loan. The funds are to tide over the urgent needs of the Greek government until after the elections.
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Irish Prisoners Held in England Decline Report
Dublin reports through the Military Government the number of prisoners taken in the recent rebellion. Current internments in England total 1,614 men and five women under the Defense of the Realm Act, with 1½% men and one woman released from Richmond Barracks.
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Food on Germans prize margarine fish and butter
A British steamship Brus sels, captured by German destroyers and taken to Zee brugge, carried a 44 crew under Captain Charles Fryatt and 400 tons of margarine with fish butter and yeast aboard. The voyage included many Belgian women and children refugees, while German forces at Teebrusge deployed torpedo boats and destroyers protected by mine fields.
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Denial on Lonsdale Pardoning Report from Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM reports deny that William Lonsdale an English prisoner of war serving fifteen years has been pardoned. The remote London press source is cited as distributing the claim. No confirmation or official statement accompanies the denial.
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