Verdun Vaux and Ypres under furious assault as German attacks fail
British and French forces report stout resistance at Fort Vaux and Damloup near Verdun with German columns halted by French fire. In Ypres sector, Canadians and British counterattacks recapture trenches, sustaining heavy losses amid persistent bombardment and gas use.
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Verdun
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Piamloup
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Yprea- Comines Canal
Hooge Point
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Vaux
Allies Lose 36 Planes in May Aerial Fights
The War Office reported aerial combats in May resulted in enemy losses of thirty six planes plus nine shot down on the ground and two forced landings within Our lines, totaling forty seven enemy aircraft. British losses totaled eleven aircraft in air clashes.
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Berlin
War Office
Earth
Battle Echoes of Destroyers Sinking a German Dreadnought
Survivors arriving in Edinburgh recount British destroyers massing on a German battleship during the Jutland clash. They claim multiple torpedoes struck the rival ship, the Hindenburg, as smoke and fire roared across the sea. A destroyer mission ended with a devastating shell strike on the bridge.
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Jutland
Grand Fleet
Sien
Eaddest
Aerial combats claim sixteen aeroplanes in action
In today’s air battles, three French aircraft were shot down. One fell over Marre ridge, another over Comier, and the third over Fort Souville.
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Marre Ridge
Comier
Fort Souville
Russians Driven Back Twenty Five Miles in Caucasus
Constantinople reports that the Russian left wing in the Caucasus has been driven back about twenty five miles after an offensive began late last month. Our forces inflicted heavy losses on the enemy during bayonet attacks and captured fifty soldiers sixty machine guns and other arms. Fighting continues near Ersingun Barnakaban Road Rivandoura with Turkish attacks repulsed.
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Rivandoura
SEYDLITZ SUNK REPORTS IN BATTLE VICTORY CLAIMS
The article reports on the latest Admiralty assessment of the naval battle near Dogger Bank. British losses are noted as daylight and German losses as twilight or after dark. Analysts debate German concealment and the potential long term impact on North Sea operations and Allied shipping.
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Admiralty
Ascom Lett
Elbing
Molland
Maelf
North Sea
Dogger Bank
Derringer
Moltke
Atlantic
Germany
Courtland
Baltic
Copenhagen
Courland
German Navy’s Great Engagement with British Fleet Details Revealed
Reported account describes the battle between German High Sea Fleet and British forces, noting German superiority in ships and gunnery while omitting damage and fatalities. It claims twenty six of Admiral Jellicoe’s battleships plus battlecruisers engaged, with Germans maintaining range and precision that overwhelmed British armor under favorable weather.
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Unite
Admian Seheer
Hipper
Doggerbank
Suva
Germany
U Boat Sinking Claims About Tipperary Denied
German Admiralty claimed a May submarine sank the Tipperary and that the Buryn fas burned. The British Admiralty rebutted by stating no destroyer or warship was sunk off the Humber on that date and that the Euryalus was not in the North Sea during the cited battle.
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Lennon
Humber
Tipperary
Buryn Fas
Skagerrak
North Sea
Fire record amid garbled listing of items and prices
A damaged Fire Record fragment lists scattered items and prices with unclear names and quantities. It mentions utensils, meats, meats and beverages, and various codes like 23mm and C92 while referencing locations and dates in jumbled form.
Fire at Bernstein's Place Corrected Identity
An early morning blaze at 4 a.m. at Bernstein's Place is corrected to identify occupant Harry Bernstein. The official record cites Welson & Bronnemain as the property holders and notes the incident date as May 20.
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Bernstein
Harry Bernstein
Welson & Bronnemain
Austrians Gain 73 Million Stock West of Asiago Pact
In a shifting Italy Austrians press southern Tyrol lines. Heavy losses for Italians near Monte Alba and Ca naglia valley, with 6,600 Italians captured. Western front near Monte Cengio and Asiago sees stalemates, while a Fisk Rubber Company acquisition is touted in a Willys-Overland led auto merger. Motor Products announces five firm syndication with 100000 shares capital.
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Paris
Dune S
Tyrol
Monte Giovo
Tierno
Col Posina
Posina
Monte Cengio
Aniago
Celeana
Louis G. Kaufman
Willye-Overland Company
Fisk Rubber Company
William Salomon
William Salomon & c
Tohnve Willyn
Bache & Co
W. W. Laird
Wilmington
Det
Dominick & Dominick
Combine
Willys-Overland Company
Willys
Willys-Overland Preferred
Willys-Overland
Auto-Lite Company
Chalmers and
Hudson Motor Companies
American Motors Corporation
Motor Products Corporation
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. S. Mache & Co
Rands Manufacturing Company
Diamond Manufacturing Company
Gerard Silence Puzzles Capital as Peace Interview Emerges
Washington June 6 A German newspaper carried another peace interview with Ambassador Gerard tending to unsettle Administration officials. Gerard has not explained the Munich piece printed two weeks earlier, fueling talk he may quit his post and return to New York. Officials fear the interviews could hurt Wilson's mediation prospects and wonder why Gerard has not reported the Sussex submarine commander punishment.
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Washington
Erard
Mee Gerard
Munich
Gerard
New York State
Wilson
State Department
Sussex
Department
German Exports to U S Barred
London reports no new permits will be issued by Britain for exporting German goods to the United States. Only recent passes have been limited consignments of dyes for the U S Government Printing Office. Washington says the dyes are for government use only.
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London
United States
Germany
America
Washington
Germany Orders Landsturm Returns for Exiled Members
A Reuters dispatch from Zurich reports that German landsturm members of the class of 1917 living abroad have been ordered to return home at once. The landsturm comprises trained soldiers aged 39 to 45 and those aged 17 to 30 with no prior military training.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Landsturm
Visitors Barred From Wilhelmshaven During Urgent Period
Copenhagen June 5. The Zeitung Wilhelmshaven reports a notice signed by the fortress governor restricting visits to Wilhelmshaven. Temporary access will be granted only in cases of utmost urgency during the next few months. Written applications must be sent to the police in advance.
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Copenhagen
Zeitung
Wilhelmshaven
Americans in Furious Fight Over Bar le Duc Raid
Paris reports from the front say fourteen German aircraft attacked Bar le Duc on June 1, aiming to wipe out American aviators. Americans led by a French captain joined the battle, with Victor Chapman Norman Prince Elliott Cowdin Bert Hall playing key roles. Several pilots were forced down and machines damaged as the French escadrille from Toul engaged the raiders. The Red Cross and ambulance teams worked under fire to rescue the wounded.
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Paris
Bar-le-Duc
Kirrin Rockwell
Victor Chapman
Norman Prince
Elliott Cowdin
Bert Hall
Alvay
Cowdin
Prince
Hall
Chapman
Escadrille
Toul
Rockwell
Lovebury
James McConnell
McConnell
Fokkers
American Red Cross
Bar le-Due
Army and Navy Orders Movements of Warships
Report details army and navy orders, ship movements, and actions across multiple yards and stations. Mentions detachments, recruiting, and personnel assignments, with notices of vessels at Newport, Tampico, Las Palmas, and other ports.
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ARMY
Marjorie Gets Students Dimes in War Bond Drive
Roll of subscribers nears 200000 as Drexel Institute and Chi Pai chapters join, contributing to the Marjorie Sterrett campaign for the Battleship America. The effort, started last February, aims to instill patriotism by collecting dimes and small gifts from students and supporters across New Jersey and the United States.
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Somerset County
N. J
John D. Osborne
Marjorie Sterrett
America
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Chi Pai
United States
Marjorie
Greek Forces Shelled by Teutonic Allies
Paris dispatch reports Greek convoy crossing the Patery region near Doiran came under cannon fire from German and Bulgarian forces. The alert notes Russian pressure on Greece to intensify action and mentions media speculation about King George seeking rest for health, with the Athens scene referenced.
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Lake Doiran
Patery
Doiran
Elia Owers
Teat Stfeles
Boeny Gazette
Greece
Athens
Know Your Own Stomach Spring Tonic Advice
Health note promotes Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a natural whole wheat food to rebuild tissue and detox from winter diet. Encourages breakfast with milk, lunch with berries, and summer meals. produced at Niagara Falls New York.
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Niagars
Falls, N. Y
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