Dwinsk survivors reach Nova Scotia after torpedo attack
Twenty four crew members of the troop ship Dwinsk, torpedoed by a German submarine on June 18, reached Nova Scotia aboard a Gloucester fishing schooner. They endured eight days adrift with a day’s rations before rescue, while two lifeboats remain missing. Survivors head to Halifax for home as authorities confirm two lifeboats had landed elsewhere.
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Larbalestier
Liverpool
Larbal- Mestier
Larballeatier
Nova Scotia
Bear Island
Halifax
Shelne
Hampton Roads
Bermuda
Dewinsk
United States
Bishop Gains Record as War Ace Transferred to Air Staff
Major William A. Bishop, credited with seventy two German planes, is moved from the Canadian active force to a post with Britain's Chief of the Air Staff. His hand-picked squadron, largely Canadian, achieved remarkable aerial victories before his recall at Ottawa’s urging.
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London
Ottawa
William A. Bishop
Lord Weir
Edward Kemp
Militia
Bishop
France
Kop
Baron von Richthofen
England
Great Flood in Norway Causes Widespread Damage
Aftenposten reports a great flood on the Gula River in Norway causing extensive damage across a wide region. Values destroyed total in the millions as fields and land along the river are washed away, with many acres rendered unusable.
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Gula
New York Timers
Copenhagen
Norway
Aftenposten
Er BB Begets
Pegal
Armenians Declare Independence in Caucasus Region
Amsterdam reports Caucasian Armenia has proclaimed independence. Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger cites R. Katchargnani named Premier and A. Shaussian Foreign Minister. An Armenian deputation reportedly reaches Con.
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Amsterdam
Armenia
Berliner
Lokal- Angeiger
R. Katchargnani
A. Shaussian
Con
Western Front Attacks Mark First Flare Since Offensives
British and French actions along the western front broke the quiet with two significant blows. In French Flanders the British struck near Hazebrouck from Vieux Berquin to Merville, forcing a shallow advance that tightens around Merville and the La Bassée Canal. On the French side south of the Aisne, the French cleared the fish hook ravine and extended their line from Amblény to Dommiers, aiming to improve positions ahead of an anticipated German offensive.
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Flanders
Hazebrouck
Scherpenberg
Mont Rouge
Nieppe
Merville
la Bansée
Belgian Flanders
Vieux Berquin
Cassel
Estaires
la Bass6e Canal
the Somme
Combies
Aisne
Marne
Laversine
Dommiers
Noor
Forest of
Compiégne
Compigne
Ambieny
Amblony
Curry
Dommiers Thia
Lansing Emphasizes Pledge to the Slavs
Secretary of State announces U S policy that all branches of the Slav race must be freed from German and Austrian rule. Response follows German and Austrian propaganda claiming U S support for Poland while neglecting Czechoslovaks and Jugoslavs.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Lansing
Parisian poet Peladan dies after eccentric life
Paris reports the death of Josephin Peladan known as la Sar Peladan a Parisian poet and head of a cult that drew minor circles. He helped found the Bow of the Rose Croix and curated a style famous for extravagant hair and whiskers. He died at Neuilly in his sixtieth year and will be buried in Paris tomorrow.
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New Yorn Times
Paris
Josephin Peladan
la Sar Peladan
Neuilly
Eleven Die in Paris Raid
Eleven killed and fourteen injured in last night’s German air raid over Paris. Bombs dropped as enemy airmen attacked in groups, with some penetration of defenses. President Poincaré expressed sympathy. fire chief M. Teyssiere died guiding rescue efforts. Additional bombs fell later with no casualties. Alarm sounded 11:30 PM, cleared by 12:30 AM.
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Paris
Paria
Poincaré
M. Teyssiere
Paris civilians rush for air raid souvenirs in late raid
In Paris after the forty fourth air raid, women in bath robes and slippers comb the streets with pocket lights for bombe souvenirs. No keepsakes found, some pedestrians cut by glass as the city endures another air raid amid warnings no new German offensive has begun.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Paria
Hertling to Visit German Army Headquarters in Copenhagen
Copenhagen June 28 Count von Hertling German Imperial Chancellor will visit German Army Headquarters for an important conference according to the Jerlin Vosslache Zeitung.
Americans Hold Edge at Belleau Wood in June Clash
A French dispatch describes June 7 combat at Belleau Wood where German regiments suffered heavy losses in hand to hand fighting before the Americans halted their advance. The next morning Berlin claimed renewed pressure, but U.S. artillery and fire from guns and machine guns repelled the assault. German dead stacked outside Belleau Wood, while American lines held firm northwest of Chateau Thierry. Reports questioned American independence in the operation and noted German divisions used up in the struggle. General von Libert mocked U.S. manpower claims as the front settled into quiet combat plus artillery harassment.
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Chateau- Thierry
Clemenceau
von Libert
America
France
Critica
Chateau-Thierry
Siberian
Omsk
Irkutsk
Bolsheviks
Crecha
Krasnolarsk
Ural Mountains
America Takes Control in Panama Amid Election Delay
The United States ordered Richard M. Blatchford to assume police control in Panama City and Colon to preserve order after acting President Urriola postponed elections due on June 30. The move follows the death of President Valdez and rising political tension.
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New York Times
Washington
Panama Republic
Richard M. Blatchford
Department of Panama
Panama
Colon
Canal
Canal Zone
Mate
United States
Ramon Valdez
Republic
Ciro Arriola
Vaidez
Urriola
Valdez
Suc
Bolshevik Hold Weak Without Allied Support Say Corresponder
A Daily Mail dispatch from Harbin dated June 23 argues Bolshevik power rests on freed prisoners with Magyars as a key base. It cites scattered Czech and Austrian prisoners, depopulated towns, and nationalized industries while urging Allied intervention to save Russia.
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Harbin
Daily Mail
Trans- Baikan
Sibera
May be resurfaced as Panamanian leader timeline
The text notes that Belisario Porras succeeded as Panama’s president in 1916 while serving as vice president. It mentions Dr. Valdez backing the United States during entry into the war and issuing a proclamation in April 1917 committing Panama to aid the U S in canal defense, with Panama declaring war on Germany in December.
Paris mulls naming streets after allied monarchs
Paris city officials propose renaming several avenues to honor Britain Italy Belgium and Portugal joining the existing Wilson Avenue from the Champs Elysées to the Trocadéro. The plan emphasizes gratitude to allied heads of state who have shed blood in France.
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New York Times
Paris
Wilson
Dandigne and
Rollin
President Wilson
Alma Bridge
Henri Martin
Franqueville
Avenue de Mess
Two Y M C A Men Cited For Bravery In War
Paris dispatch reports two American Y M C A workers cited for bravery. W D Howell of Detroit aided during heavy bombardment and gas attack, removing wounded and gassed, giving religious burials and showing courage, energy and efficiency. Reverend Murray Bartlett, formerly a Philippine Islands chaplain, also cited.
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Paris
W. D. Howell
Detroit
Murray Bartlett
Philippine Iialands
Howell
Appeal for armed aid from Harbin Russians to Entente
A Harbin Russia group representatives urged immediate Allied military aid in a June 18 resolution. The appeal, presented to the State Department and other Entente governments, calls for help to check Germany and restore a Russian army, led by figures like Stephan Vsrotine and Kerensky, as the London Times correspondent notes.
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New York Times
Washington
Boris Bakhmeteff
State Department
Harbin
Manchuria
Russia
Stephan V. Vsrotine
Duma
Siberian
Germany
Japan
PON
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Mourmansk
England
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London Times
London
America
Westminster Gazette
Kerenaky
Wilson
Moscow Capture Report Sparks Diplomatic Skepticism
Diplomats at the Russian Embassy doubt a Russian capital seizure by Generals Korniloff and Kaledine aided by German troops. State Department notes corroborating reports from Bern and Stockholm, but no official confirmation of Lenin Trotzky overthrow. Officials warn against premature conclusions amid suspected German agent provocation.
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Washington
Moscow
Korniloff
Katedine
Kaledine
Kailedine
State Department
Berne
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Exchange Teleram
Lenine-Trotzky
Benin
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
Meroily
Helsingfors
Finland
Petrograd Teiramba
Nicholas
Lenine
Otzky
Murmansky
Helstingfors
Entente
Kerensky Welcomed by the Paris Press
Paris news outlets hail Kerensky's return to active politics. Marcel Sembat, former minister, says the reappearance could aid Allied intervention and Russia's rehabilitation. Basile Maklakof, Russian ambassador to France, expresses satisfaction in a London interview.
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Paris
Wkerensky
Petit Journal
L'Homme Libre
Humanité
Marcel Sembat
United Socialist
Montmartre
Kerensky
Russia
Basile Maklakof
France
Excelsior
Paris Tenants to Begin Paying Rent Under New Law
Thousands of Parisians face rent day on July 15 as a March law aims to restore order in rent payments. Many tenants cannot meet due rents due to war. Owners, including women who own blocks of property, face hardship, while courts will determine back-rent proportions based on circumstances.
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New York Times
Paris
Ministry of Justice
Ponce
Dutch Grain Ship Stella Reaches Rotterdam From New York
The Stella arrived at Rotterdam from New York becoming the second vessel carrying grain from America to reach Holland within a week.
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Amsterdam
Stella
Rotterdam
New York
Holland
America
Rhodes Bargain With Kaiser Alleged in Cape to Cairo Tale
London rumors recount Prince Lichnowsky’s reference to Rhodes program and a Potsdam meeting with the Kaiser over the Cape to Cairo scheme. The telegraph pact, Mesopotamia, and Africa tradeoffs are described alongside Rhodes’ Oxford scholarships and Boer War repercussions.
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Oxford
South Africa
Tie Kaiser
France
Russia
England
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Europe
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Aiser
Kerensky Heads to Paris After London Visit
From London Kerensky sails to Paris for about a week then plans return to London to finalize arrangements for visiting America. The Star notes an embarrassed Henderson during Kerensky's labor conference reception and a later kiss from Hranting, with delegates laughing at the social moment.
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London
Kerensky
Paris
America
The
Star
Henderson
Arthur
Hranting
Ukrainian Air Mails Now In Operation
Amsterdam reports the Ukrainian Air Postal Service has begun this week with lines from Kiev and extensions into Crimea. Stages roughly 100 miles apart have been established to form the network.
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Brest-Litovsk
Odensa
Yekaterinslav
Odessa
Skolayev
Bucharest
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Feodosia
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Rostov-on-Don
Crimea
Amsterdam
Lenine Betrayed Poland
London dispatch reports The Nation quotes a Brest Litovsk secret convention between Bolsheviks and Germans. The document accuses Bolsheviks of treachery and Germans of fomenting propaganda in occupied areas. Provisions include German control of Polish policy and limits on Russian interference.
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NEW York Times
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Times
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Brest-Litovak
Germany
Poland
Council of Commissioners
Petro
Warsaw
Austria
Council of Comminsiongre
Russia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Peace Talks Hear Border Accord At Kiev Berlin Cables
Kiev telegram to Berlin papers says Russia and Ukraine reached a frontier settlement. Disputes after peace to be settled by a court of arbitration. Annexations or forcible seizure rejected. Frontiers to be drawn by ethnographic principle serving both peoples.
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Amsterdam
Kiev
Russia
Berlin
Ukraine
Bolsheviki alive as they fight counter-revolution
A special cable from New York Times reports that a Daily Express dispatch from Extrograd dated June 21 states the Bolsheviki are not dead and actively resist the counter-revolutionary campaign.
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New York Times
London
Daily Express
eXtrograd
Branting to Attend Paris Socialist Congress
Paris June 28 The French Socialist Party in cooperation with the General Confederation of Labor will hold a congress in Paris on July 25 to discuss international questions. Attending are Camille Huysmans Belgian Socialist and Hjalmar Branting Swedish Socialist leader.
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Paris
Sociallst
General Confederation of Labor
Parta
Havas
Camille Huysmans
The
Socialist Internationale
Hjalmar Branting
French Ace Mezergues Wounded in Air Battle
Lieutenant Mezergues a noted French ace was seriously wounded in a fight with an enemy airplane. He escaped from prison in Germany and resumed flying. The opposing bomb thrower was killed in the encounter.
Bolshevik Threats Spark Anti Bolshevik Appeals Across Fronts
The appeal urges workers to defend the revolution against Black Hundred forces and Cz arists while rumors persist of ex Grand Duke Michael as a potential throne candidate. Reports claim Bolsheviks fled Samara as Czechoslovaks bombarded a grain elevator holding them. Krupp negotiations for Nikolaeff yards and docks are noted amid Russia's worker executions.
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Black Hundred
Red Army
Michael
Svobodnaya Russia
Samara
German Prisoners Held Up in Russia
Moscow reports the Czechoslovak outbreak halts traffic on the Trans Siberian Railway and Eastern Railway hindering German plans to repatriate prisoners. About 800000 German and Austrian POWs are affected across Siberia Turkestan Perm Ufa and Orenburg with 17000 officers in particular sought for return. Many are employed in mines factories or fields.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Siberia
Turkestan
Perm
Ufa
Orenburg
Ukraine
Donere
Want Their Princess Back
The Nationaltidende reports former Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna remains in the Crimea and has not yet proceeded to Denmark despite German influence. The Danish public seeks her safe return and welcome, while Dr. von Kuhlmann says Germany has not refused the Empress mother’s travel. The family stays by choice in Crimea.
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Nationaltidende
Maria Feodorovna
Russia
Crimea
Denmark
von Kiclmann
von Kuhlmann
Germany
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