Fierce assaults fail as Teutons thrust at Meuse
Paris reports heavy German bombardment west and south of Fort Vaux and north of Thinumont repulsed with very heavy losses. Attacks along the Meuse and Champagne line failed to gain ground, while French artillery and infantry held the trenches and inflicted severe enemy casualties. A subsequent German advance near Jacobstadt and Krevo was checked by French fire.
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Russians Break Through Austrian Lines Near Czernowitz
Russian forces push through Austrian positions at several points including the Styr near Lusk and the Dniester near Zaleszczyky, threatening a major breakthrough toward the Carpathians. Brusaroff reports continued offensives with heavy enemy counterattacks and large prisoner numbers as fighting intensifies along the front.
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Styr
Dubno
Lkwa
Buczacs
Zslesceyky
Dniester
Torgowiten
Buczacz
Potokorloty
Cear
Carpathians
Bulgarian Border Closes to Mask Troop Movements
London reports the Bulgar border at Bucharest will be temporarily closed to passengers and merchandise. The move is believed to conceal significant troop movements by Bulgaria, signaling wartime disruptions and regional security concerns.
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Bulgar
London
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Great Steel Fortresses Fall Before Russian Fire
Special dispatches from Petrograd hail swift Russian advances and heavy artillery as German fortresses crumble. Reports claim fivefold fortified lines were breached with gas use and armored motor cavalry support, with Lutsk and Dubno subjected to dawn assaults and near demolition of Dubno before occupation.
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London
Petrograd
Ema
Tarnopol
Lutsk
Italians Push On South Of Trent In Alps
Italian forces pressed along the southern Tyrol front and across the Aran Valley Pasubio and Posina Astico sectors as snow and gale hindered their advance. They moved toward Monte Cengio Monte Marco and Monte Basibono amid artillery duels and sporadic counterattacks with several Austrian withdrawals in Galicia and Bukowina drawing troops away.
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Galicia
Bukowina
Tyrolgh
Trent
Inhans
Aran Valley
Pasubio
Posina-Astico Mn
Camonica
Giudicarin
Lagarina
Cont Zagna
Val d'Aran
Pasublo
Posina-Astico
Forni
Cam‘igia
Monte Cengio
Sett
Monte Lemerie
Lugana
Maso Torrent
Sourele
Vicenza Military Hospital
Thiene
Venice
Mestre
New $50,000,000 Loan to Russia Arranged
American bankers near completion of a new loan to Russia totaling about 50 million dollars. Details remain undisclosed though described as a novel form with high Russian railway county collateral. Negotiations have stretched months, with statements expected within days as cabinet exchanges between New York and Petrograd proceed. The National City Bank and Guaranty Trust Company represent the New York lenders.
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Russia
Tme
Callan Delasn
Eabin
New York
Petrograd
Chang
National City Bank
Guaranty Trust Company
Turks Kill 1000 Cavalry in Eastern Front Engagement
Constantinople reports Turkish forces on the Caucasian and Mesopotamian fronts annihilated a cavalry unit of about 1,000 and seized large war materials. Earlier actions claim sunk gunboats and destroyed munitions depots along the river, with enemy camps and equipment also reported destroyed or captured.
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Constantinople
Sehemdinan
War Of Animals Ended By Patrolman Shots
A chaotic daytime animal clash involved a squirrel a cat a bulldog and a patrolman near Miss Lilian Rutledge 104 West Fifty-eighth Street. Budweiser the bulldog was shot four times by Patrolman Kelleghan after the cat killed the squirrel. Rutledge claimed natural instinct and paid $2 in court.
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West Fifty-eighth Street
Budweiser
Mice Rutledge
Patrolmar Kelleghan
Stroke Claims Merchant at His Desk in New York Office
James White, fifty six, a cotton goods broker of 43 Leonard Street, died suddenly yesterday morning from a stroke at his office. Dr. Bidwell of the Taeson Street Hospital arrived too late. White’s residence was 215 West Eightieth Street.
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Sfty-six
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Dr. Bidwell
Taeson Street Hospital
Seveler
Mr. White
West Eightieth Street
Risedale Street
York
Glenmore
Fendford Street Hospital
Jellicoe thanks fleet for Jutland stand but weather halted victory
Admiral Jellicoe expresses gratitude to the British fleet for the Jutland fight on May 31. He notes heavy losses and adverse weather prevented a complete victory but says enemy losses likely matched or exceeded friendly ones and promises a fuller report soon. He praises the wounded and the fleet's enduring spirit.
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London
Jellicoe
Foot
German Officers Detail Battleship Engagements and Claims
German cruiser Elbing and Frauenlob officers defend their fleet actions in a Berlin report. They describe heavy British fire and criticize British claims that German ships fled the battle. Frauenlob was sunk after a torpedo strike and massive explosions.
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Berlin
Via - Ville
Elbing
Train Hits Bed Spring On Long Island Tracks
A bed spring on the Long Island Railroad between Flushing and Corona caused an 8:22 PM electric train from Penn Station to Port Washington to derail onto the third rail. The spring struck the third rail, the front of the car caught fire, and passengers fled as delays mounted. Detectives search for the person who placed the dangerous item near the tracks.
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Flushing
Corona
Pennsylvania
Port Washington
Tto
Feron
Fifty Five Years in Hotels Celebrates Palmer Anniversary
Alexander Hamilton Palmer, office manager of the McAlpin, marked fifty five years in the hotel business. He began at age fifteen at Alpine House in Thalham Muse, earning eight dollars a month.
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Alexander Hamilton Palmer
McAlpin Hat Stor Ny
Alpine House
Thorham
Muse
Mail search delays ended in Britain says officials
London reports that mail search delays have been corrected after administrative faults. The British Foreign Office and the French government are preparing a reply to an American note, with framing likely taking time. The main issues center on the principle involved rather than Allied rights to examine mails. Washington has received assurances the faults are fixed.
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London
Weinyaim
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Washington
Italian Deputy Assails Ministry Over Resignation Crisis
Rome June 12 King Victor Emmanuel received Antonio Salandra who presented the cabinet resignation. In a stormy senate chamber debate Signor Turati charged the ministry with responsibility for anti Austro German riots at Milan and elsewhere. Salandra protested and was applauded by two thirds of the chamber. Both houses then adjourned. Memorial services for Kitchener noted by Lord K. Sr. Society in New York planning a Broadway Wall Street service. Clergy of Trinity Church to lead with church choir.
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Victor Emmanuel
Antonio Salandea
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Signor Turati
Milan
Italy
Sigmar Salandra
K. of
Lord Kitchener Sr
Society of
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City
Broadway
Wall Street
Minnrow
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Societien
Pilgrieta
Canadian Society
St Andrew's Society
St Das
British Poet Laureate Praises Kitchener in Sonnet
London June 12 The Times prints a sonnet by Dr Robert Bridges praising Lord Kitchener calling him unflinching hero who guides war and peace and embodies England's will. The poem lauds his leadership and sacrifice amid wartime duties and national resolve.
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London
the Times
Kitchener
England
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