Italians Break Through on Trentino Front Front
Italian forces report gains along the Trentino front including the Arsa Valley assault on Fort Mattassone and ridge of Monte Trappola with Pedescala occupation in the Astico Valley. While artillery and aerial actions continue, two civilians die in Udine from a bomb.
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Rome
London
Trentino
Arsa
Fort Mattassone
Monte Trappola
Pedescala
Astico
Adige
Brenta
Val Arsager
Mattassone
Mount Trappola
Zugna
Vance
Griso
Betta
Mount
Majo
Setti Comuni
Aasa
Gaimarra
Ranello
Assa
Zeblo
Agarella
Carseo
Carso
Thyrisoners
Udine
Reconquest of Italian Territory Moves in Senate
Signor Roselli told the Senate Chamber that this is not the moment for programs but for action. He praised the faith and valor of Italian soldiers and sailors as the nation presses the reconquest of occupied territory.
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Chamber
New York Times
Rome
Signor Roselli
Senate Chamber
Three Italian Ships Sunk by Submarines
Lloyds agency reports the sinking of three Italian steamers Mongibello Roma and Pino. Twenty five crew from the Pino arrived at Port Mahon after shelling and sinking by a submarine. Mongibello of 4000 tons left Baltimore June 7 for Genoa passing Gibraltar June 24. Roma 2401 tons and Pino 1706 tons. movements not in registers.
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Minorcan
London
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency Today
Roma
Palma
Majorca
Pino
Genoa
Port Mahon
Minorca
Mongibetlo
Baltimore
Gibraltar
New Policy Fortifies the Allies Blockade
London reports that Entente powers plan to rely on a strengthened blockade while seeking legal justification. An American connected with prewar prize proceedings says the Zamora ruling questions the legality of Orders in Council before and after March 1915 and pressures a legal basis for enforcement.
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London
Entente
Associated Press
Paris
Robert Cecil
R London Dispatch
Zamora
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Prige Court
U-Boat Sums Two Warships in Strait of Otranto
German and Austro Hungarian forces report a submarine sank an auxiliary cruiser of the Principe Umberto type in the Strait of Otranto on June 23. A destroyer of the Fourche type was involved as the sinking followed torpedo actions by the submarine. The Citta di Messina and a French torpedo boat destroyer Fourche were torpedoed in the same strait according to Italian and French notices dated June 25.
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Berlin
Sayville
Strait of Otranto
Stroyer
Ministry of Marine
Itali
Citta di Messina
Allies Pressures Grow in Western Front Battle
The Times reports evolving Allied tactics with heavy artillery on a wide front. British raids penetrate German trenches, seize prisoners and stores, and fight through gas discharges. German and French fronts show constant artillery duels, with limited ground gained and persistent attrition.
French Forces Coast to Gains in Champagne and Soissons Regions
Paris reports two surprise French assaults today in Champagne and between Soissons and Rheims. German shelters and works were destroyed as French artillery hammered Mont Tetu Butte du Mesnil and areas north of Tahure. On the Meuse left bank Germans attacked west of Hill 34 but were repulsed. Avocourt wood saw grenade fighting while artillery remained intense in Fiony, Vaux, Chapitre, and Chenols sectors.
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Times
Aisne
Champagne
Auberive
Argonne
Thiaumont
Verdun Front
Sec
Paris
Soissons
Rheims
Meuse
War Office
Soisson and
Sapigneul
Mont Tetu
Butte du Mesnil
Tahure
Hill 304
Avocourt Wood
Fiony
Vaux, Chapitre
Chenols Woods
Chapman’s Opponent at War Here
The Morning Post reports Victor Chapman's death at the hands of Lieutenant Bélcke, noting he was the first American volunteer airman killed for the French Army and that several comrades were wounded. Bélcke flies a black fast machine, uses traps, and often lures rivals into ambushes from behind clouds.
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NEW York Times
London
Morning Post
France
Victor Chapman
Bolcke
Bélcke
Boillot
Béleke
New Austro German Treaty of Alliance
Budapest dispatch reports a secret draft treaty initiated in Berlin by Prince Hohenlohe for Austria Hungary and Bethmann Hollweg for Germany. The twenty five year pact unifies military and foreign policy direction with coordinated actions on economic relations leaving inter state relations outside its scope. Directors will be drawn from the German Federal Council and the Austrian and Hungarian governments.
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New York Times
Budapest
London Times
Berlin
Prince Hohenlohe
Austria
Hungary
Bethmann Hollweg
Federal Council For
Germany
Russian Attacks on Jews and Official Documents Alleged
The American Jewish Chronicle reports photographs of Russian official papers claiming government involvement in pogrom incitement. It notes leaflets titled How to Fight the Jews and The Jews and Espionage were distributed from Petrograd to Saratoff and other districts, portraying Jews as spies and traitors, while urging loyal citizens to resist.
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American Jewish Chronicle
Russia
Petrograd
Saratoff
the Chronicle
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