Troops to Visit Montreal This Dominion Day Weekend
An American battalion will visit Montreal over the weekend and receive a warm reception. Lieut Col Piche invites United States Consul General J L Rodgers to help coordinate entertainments with leading citizens. A Governor General review on Fletcher's Field is planned on Dominion Day with an army honor detachment and Canadian regimental staff assisting. American troops will be housed at Guy Street barracks.
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New York Times
Montreal
Quebec
Piche Haa
J. L. Rodgers
United States
Fletcher
Canadian Et Regimenta
Taff
Ottawa
Guy Street Barracks
Rotary clubs back war chest plan for community fundraising
The war chest plan to raise funds for war needs was endorsed by the war chest section of the International Association of Rotary Clubs in Kansas City. Delegates from Syracuse Columbus Detroit Jackson and Evansville Ind spoke in favor praising its local success and urged adoption by clubs nationwide.
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Kansas City
War Chests
War Chest
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Syracuse
Columbus
Detroit
Jackson
Evanaville
Ind
Advances in Chateau-Thierry Region Reported by Pershing
General Pershing's communiqué notes further American advances in the Château-Thierry area with the capture of five machine guns and other equipment. A German counterattack at Torcy failed with heavy losses to the enemy. Some American troops are reported missing after a raid on Lorraine.
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Chateau-Thierry
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Torcy
Château-Thierry
Lorraine
Repulse Germans attacking on the Aisne and Lorraine
British and French forces repelled German assaults between the Aisne and Marne with prisoner captures in raids. Reports from London and Berlin describe artillery activity, aerial bombardment and multiple small engagements, including six enemy aircraft brought down and twenty prisoners taken in Lorraine and Woevre.
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Army Casualties List Shows 97 In US Forces Dated June 25
General Pershing releases casualties by category amid wartime tally. The list names 54 killed in action, 7 died of other causes, 26 wounded severely, 2 died in accidents, and 8 remaining undetermined. Officers and enlisted men are listed with next of kin and addresses.</s>
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Billy Glenn Rushing
Paul Waples Derrickson
J. Golden
George (. Haydock
Marine casualties listed by General Pershing
Washington June 25 General Pershing cabled a list of 19 additional Marine casualties abroad including 4 killed in action 1 died of wounds received in action and 10 severely wounded in action. Names next of kin and emergency addresses accompany the report detailing locations from Ohio Massachusetts Illinois Pennsylvania and New Jersey among others.
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New York Times
Washington
General Pershing
Admire Major Roosevelt
The American Army praises Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr. for extraordinary bravery and courage. Cited by his General, he is to be decorated and highly esteemed by his men who view him as their idol after five months on active front lines.
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War ends forecast July 18 in German units
Cable from Junius B. Wood reports German troops in France are being urged to press on with promises of an end date. Prisoners from multiple units describe a plan to refuse further service if the war does not end by July 18.
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Daily News
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Paris
Lieutenant James S. Scarr Killed at Front
New York Weather Bureau head’s son, First Lieutenant James S. Scarr of the regular army, was killed in action in France after graduating from Fort Myer training. He wrote of plans to attack, and a poem his family quotes reflects his war views. Other local relatives are named among the wounded and missing.
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Auth Infantry
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France
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George H. Webb
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Lieu
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Pershing
Rebecca Spiegel
Ridge Street
28Th Infantry
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Pauline Lllenbogen
Freeman
Max
Frank McCarthy
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Eleverith Street
Newark
Vienna minister Bauham poised to become Austrian premier
Vienna newspapers report Minister of Railways Bauham will replace Dr. von Seidler as Austria's premier. The resignation of other cabinet members reportedly led to their persuasion to remain in office.
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Bravery Praised as American Troops Repel German Attacks
Private Herbert Lennox hid a pistol until the enemy passed then opened fire. Corporal Judson Steete and Sergeant Thomas Clemens led men under heavy bombardment, maintaining posts and preventing panic.
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Ernest Ancker
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Dguar A. Sartman
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Henry Krothe
L. C. Kohmann
William R. Cox
Judson KE. Steete
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W. P. Walt
Germans and Americans clash at Bois de Belleau stronghold
Reports describe bitter fighting near Bois de Belleau with American forces advancing in daylight to seize key positions. German deserters report poor morale and heavy casualties as artillery and machine gun nests challenge both sides.
Heroes of Contigny Stand Fast Under Fire
A list of named soldiers and officers praised for steadfastness under heavy bombardment. Privates Du Beis Smith Canfield Moore, Takach, Selfe, Ferill, Lee, and Lieutenants Agair Caswell Bond, along with Sergeants West Milner and others, held front line observers, carried messages, and directed counterattacks despite severe shellfire and wounds in the Contigny engagement.
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Leo Ernest du Beis
Leon Louis Smith
Waldo Emerson Canfield
Donald Hartman Moore
John Takach
Carter C. Selfe
Benjamin Ferill
Cris Lee
Gerwin D. Agair
Harrison H. Caswell
Miller H. Bond
John Jackson
Anklin P. West
James 8. Rice
Roy M. Bryant
Dow
Contigny
Henry James Milner
Jewish Delegates to Confer with Turks on Palestine
Fourteen delegates representing Jewish leagues will go to Constantinople to discuss with the Turkish government the question of Jewish immigration to Palestine. The move is reported by the Berliner Tageblatt from Amsterdam dated June 2.
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Amsterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Constantinople
Doctors Should Stay Home to Care Civil Population
Saratoga Springs New York June 5 The State Health Commissioner Hermann M Biggs urged physicians to remain at home to care for civilians unless called for in war service. Colonel Simon Flexner said modern medicine has largely abolished pestilence as a wartime factor. Governor Whitman honored health officers and department members serving in the war effort.
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Hermann M. Biggs
Simon Flexner
Oace
Whitman
State Department of Health
New Advance at Belleau Wood Enters Its Twenty Fifth Day
American forces northwest of Chateau-Thierry report advancing about one hundred yards at the northern Belleau Wood sector and capturing several German machine guns. German divisions and preparations near Paris indicate ongoing heavy combat as the Bois de Belleau remains a critical frontline point for both sides. The soldiers have endured near-constant fighting for about twenty-five days.
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New York Times
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Chateau-Thierry
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America
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Our Troops Rejoice At Italy's Success
American soldiers in France greet Italy’s success against Austria with high morale. The victory likely forces Germany to shift troops to the eastern front or risk Italy pressuring Austria out, allowing Italian soldiers to rejoin front line combat. Italian labor troops in France show desire to return to fighting.
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