Germans Hold at Marne Push Westward French Regain Town
In a dramatic dispatch from Kansas City June 1, Rose Pastor Stokes received a ten year sentence in the Missouri State Penitentiary for federal espionage violations. The judge ordered concurrent ten year terms on three counts, with bond kept at 10000 and Stokes allowed to return home to New York City.
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Speci
the Tribune
Kansas City
Stc
Rose Pastor Stokes
Missouri State Penitentiary
United States’ Clicuit Court of Appeals
van Valkenburgh
New York City
Missouri
Avenworth
Stediman
Stokes
Walling comments on Mrs Stokes sentence in Hearst case
Greenwich, Conn June 1 William English Walling discussed the sentence passed on Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes. He argued that if the press is correct conviction was inevitable yet asks why harsher penalties are not given to greater harm doers. He suggests laws to allow action against Hearst and warns such sentences harm wartime morale.
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Conn
William English Walling
Rose Pastor Stokes
Stokes
William Randolph Hearst
Ireland
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Japan
Mexico
America
Mr. Hearst
Gregory
Hearst
Telegraphers Win the Right To Organize
The National War Labor Board ruled seven to five that Western Union and Postal Telegraph employees may organize. Taft and Walsh sided with labor, while employers voted against and offered an amendment limiting rights. Telegraphers seek to organize, reinstate discharged workers, and recover lost time. The decision was to be publicized later today.
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National War Labor Board
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Wilson
Tribune
William Howard Taft
Frank P. Walsh
Taft and Walsh
Labor
Frank J. Hayes
Thomas J. Savage
Victor A. Olander
T. A. Rickert
T. J. Guerin
W. L. Hutchins
Loyal A. Osborne
G. E. Micheel
W. H. van Dervoort
B. L. Worden
F. C. Hood
S.J. Koonenkamp
Commercial ‘Telégraphers’ Union
G00
Newcomb Carlton
Eleven freed in Illinois lynching case trial
In Edwardsville Illinois a jury acquitted eleven men charged with the April 5 Collinsville lynching of Robert Paul Prager an enemy alien. Verdict came after 25 minutes amid cheering crowds and tense scenes outside the courthouse with neighbors and miners praising the acquittal.
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Edwardsville
Robert Paul Prager
Collinsville
Madison County
Naval Reserve
Great Lakes District
Joseph Riegel
United States
Elegen
Mose Johnson
Coal Miners’ Union
Illinois
Johnson
U S Troops Play Vital Factor In Big Battle In France
General Bridges says American troops have become a vital factor in the great Franco American battle. They are eager to fight and have reached useful positions in the zone of fire alongside French forces. The report notes their ardent desire to share in victory as German aggression renews.
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U. S
Bridges
France
Washington
General Bridges
United States
American Downs German Flier Near Toul in Air Battle
In France June 1 an American pilot downed another German aircraft during a morning air fight near St Mihiel northwest of Toul. Reports say the German plane fell after a burst of American fire. another claim notes a German plane was shot down inside enemy lines but not confirmed. Recon planes conducted numerous missions under fighter escort. One attacker fired 140 rounds into trenches before returning to base with damage. Two more German planes were claimed as victims in the day's combat, including a collision involving Lieutenant James A Meissner and a German machine, and another dive by Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacher after pursuing a damaged enemy craft.
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Ascorratea Frees
France
St. Mihiel
Toul
Fred
Thaiday
Ain
James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
Edward Rickenbacher
Meissner
Rickenbacher
American Raiders Blow Up Dugouts and Bridge
American volunteers and technical detachments in the Woevre raid destroyed thirty two enemy dugouts and a bridge. More than twenty enemy soldiers were killed or wounded. The Pershing communiqué notes four counterattacks on new positions were repelled.
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Washinuiua
Woevre
Pershing
All-Summer Battle Likely Belief Here
Washington opinion holds Germany can sustain wartime pressure through the summer. British and French observers note a deep reserve of manpower, with Hindenburg ready to deliver another major blow at the Channel ports or the Soissons salient whenever he chooses.
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C. W. Gilbert Washington
Germany
Washington
Hindenburg
Channel
Soissons Salient
Goal Is Supreme Success by Frank H Simonds Part III
Frank H Simonds continues his examination of success principles in this installment. The piece analyzes achievement psychology, discipline, and strategic ambition through concise observations and practical guidance.
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Frank H. Simonds
Battle for Paris marks new war front name
Paris reports battles shift to a region now dubbed the Battle for Paris. A Paris newspaper warns that the enemy, if able to threaten Paris by bombardment rather than invade, may try to dictate terms of a peace they deem honorable.
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Paris
Eafy
Marne
Nan
British Airmen Cross Rhine and Bomb Karlsruhe
London reports another air raid on Karlsruhe capital of Baden. British squadrons crossed the Rhine and dropped over a ton on Karlsruhe station and workshops despite enemy opposition. Additional bombs hit Metz Sablenz railway triangle and targets behind the lines with no losses. Night raids dropped several tons on Bruges docks, Zeebrugge canal, rail junctions, and Metz Sablons. One British plane missing. one German plane set ablaze behind Allied lines.
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London
Karlsruhe
Baden
War Office
Rhine
Metz-Sablenz
Bruges
Zeebrugge-Bruges
Metz-Sablons
Karthaus
Thionville
Allies Rout German Forces Near Soissons In Major Engagement
Allied and French troops held firm as German attempts to cross the Marne were repelled. Aerial combat intensified with bombing sorties on German concentrations. British and French fighters faced a large German force, inflicting terrible losses near Soissons while preventing a breakthrough.
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Soissons
Battle for Paris Narrows As German Drive Reaches Crise
German forces press westward in a hard, evolving clash from Soissons to the Crise River and the Marne. French counterattacks reclaim Fort Pompelle with 200 prisoners and four tanks as American troops arrive behind the lines. Berlin reports no definite prisoner total, while observers see the battle reaching a critical point despite limited German gains.
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Aisne
Paris
Oureq
Soissons
Crise
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Verneuil
Rheims
Fort Pompelle
Koch
Battte
Chaudon
Pétais
Berlin
Ludendorff
Allied Reserve Strength Shifts in Paria Battle
Paris battle report from June 1 notes reforming Allied reserves and French counterattacks. Crown Prince’s forces hold a visible advantage as both sides reinforce in the Marne Valley, with a distinct southern thrust shaping the campaign’s early phase. The piece emphasizes courage on the French side and the ongoing lengthy struggle.
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Arthur S. Draper
the Tribune
London
Paria
Marne Valley
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