German drive checked as French counterattacks continue
In the ongoing Ne de France campaign the sixth day shows a clearer pause and a decisive check of the German onrush. French counterattacks since May 27 and June 9 suggest a concerted effort to stall gains, with estimates of sixty to seventy German divisions tied up between the Marne and the Somme. The foreign theories diverge on whether a new push toward Paris or a northern strike will follow, while a period of stagnation seems likely between Montdidier and Chateau Thierry unless northern reserves surge.
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Ne-de-France
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Chateau Thierry
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Somme
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Verdun
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Napoleon
Wellington
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Ney
Quatre- Bras
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Oise
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Thierry
Aes
Allied outlook amid German gains in Lassigny Noyon region
The report notes German control of the Lassigny Noyon hills and their potential as a jumping off point for a Paris drive via the Aisne Valley. It also cites rapid French counterattacks and quick Allied reorganization as positive signs, urging continued confidence despite ongoing crises and anxieties.
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Sive
Lassigny-Noyon
Paris
Aisne
Victory First Peace Through Victory Now, Wilson Says
President Wilson states in a telegram to Poincaré that peace must come through victory and enduring right and justice. He warns that peace by negotiation would be bargain peace German leaders could accept and would betray world freedom. He notes Germany plans a peace offensive but is pinned down as Allied forces gain ground and mood shifts toward victory.
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Wilson
Poincaré
Germany
Imperial
Board of Estimate to Confer With PSC on Subway Strike
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment signals intent to meet with the Public Service Commission to settle the subway strike over worker wages. It had earlier rejected the Lockwood law approach, urging cooperation to end delays delaying new transit lines and costing the city money and daily public inconvenience.
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Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Commission
the Tribune
Peace Treaty Moves Germany Toward Trans-Caucasia
On the Road to Herat Constantinople notes a Turkish Trans-Caucasia peace treaty that solidifies German influence in the region. The piece frames Berlin to Bagdad ambitions as shifting to Batum Bokhara and Ham burg to Herat, with Siberia as a potential counterweight if it stabilizes.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Trans-Caucasia
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Asia
Berlin
Bagdad
Persian Gulf
Asia Minor
Armenia
Syria
Mesopotamia
Russia
Persia
Palestine
Bagdad ‘Sa
Batum
Bokhara
Brest-Litovsk
Balzac
Hamburg
Kars
Grivan
Caspian Sea
Turkestan
Rumor control call during wartime courage and restraint
A wartime editorial urges readers to curb sensational rumors and avoid false scares. It warns that war breeds gossip and censor misuse, advises resisting sensational papers, and promotes sharing only reliable, first hand information to preserve public calm.
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Police Department
Too Deliberative Senate In Wartime
The Senate remains a deliberative body despite war, provoking debate over its deliberations. The piece cites Thomas B. Reed and Adlai Stevenson, arguing that excessive deliberation harms government, likening filibusters to obstruction. It recalls the 1891 German filibuster and the failed force bill, noting wartime needs favor decisive action over prolonged deliberation.
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Senate
Thomas B. Reed
Adlai E. Stevenson
Detroit Eyes Airplane Boom Leads World in Production
Secretary Mr John D Ryan declared Detroit now the largest aeroplane producer in the world and only beginning. He praised local men and tools for rapid progress toward mass production of engines and planes, warning against slander of the Aircraft Production Board.
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John D. Ryan
Detroit
Ryan
Aircraft Production Board
No Fashions To the Editor of The Tribune
A letter from Margaret Franklin of New York dated June 11 1918 congratulates the editor for abolishing the fashion page praising patriotic economy and criticizing fashion followers as unread by war savings editorials.
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the Tribune
Siri
Margaret Franklin
New York
Liberty motor changes yield modest overall waste
Theodore M. Knappen argues that Liberty motor part changes have wasted less than six million dollars, noting rapid wartime production and lessons from early experiments. He contends early testing reduced overall costs by speeding output and maintaining momentum, with future motors costing about sixty dollars more per unit.
Contention Over Liberty Motor Profits And War Prep
A former investigator argues the Liberty motor contracts were not profiteering. He notes limited postwar aviation plans by manufacturers and tax cuts, while questioning overall wartime efficiency and signaling reforms. He predicts Justice Department findings will indict the nation more than individuals.
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Liberty Motor
Signal Corps
Naval Aviation Sections
Hughes
Department of Justice
No Joy Rides in England London Tunes
Mrs. Rothschild of Kensington Palace Green was fined 60 shillings at Brighton for unlawfully using petrol. She had hired a car to travel from Worthing to Brighton to preside at a Society for the Distribution of Jewish Literature among the troops at the front and a hospital where she served as president.
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England
London
Rothschild
Kensington Palace Green
Brighton
Worthing
Society For the Distribution
Buy Bonds or Fight in a Childs Quarrel Over Liberty Bond
A short exchange shows a mother shocked by her son Willie who has torn clothes after fighting. She asks about buying a Liberty bond while Willie sulks that he cannot buy one. The dialogue hints at wartime bond drives and parental concern.
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Cuba
Willie
Quote from Hearst on war effort in 1918 record
A May 14 1918 excerpt attributes to William Randolph Hearst a warning that following Hearst press counsel might mobilize public support for a decisive wartime surge. The remark frames timely action as key to achieving ultimate victory, reflecting Press influence on public sentiment during World War I.
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Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Advice on Navy Power and War Strategy
A collection of Hearst press quotes from 1917 1918 urging aggressive naval buildup and home-base concentration of money and labor to deter Germany and influence Allied actions. The excerpts advocate seagoing submarines defense and skepticism about intervention in Mexico while emphasizing economic and military leverage as key to victory.
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Germany
New York American
The Time of His Life From a Frontline Letter
An American serving with a Canadian Highland regiment in France writes home to reassure anxious families. He describes trenches as rough but manageable, noting humor and cheer in the Canadian ranks, and insists he is living the time of his life despite hardships. Dated June 12, 1917, New York.
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New York American
United States
France
Belgium
the Tribune
Canadian Highland Regiment
Bronxes
Benedictines
Grantland Rice
New York
Why Not Volunteers To the Editor of The Tribune
A reader from Andover New Jersey questions the June 11 Tribune call for 25 000 nurses by January 1 1919 and offers 50 60 dollars monthly plus maintenance as inadequate He suggests relying on patriotism rather than half pay noting government pay policies and asking nurses to volunteer
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the Tribune
the Tribune of
Prac- Healy
A.D. W. Andover
N. J
Glimpses By Wilbur Forrest From the American Front in Picardy
In a Picardy sector shelling is constant. An American machine gun crew’s pit is saved by a steel plate that is bent by a German shell during supper. A chateau near the front is ruined, but two yellow canaries and a dove escape and later lead the birds home. A 75 mm gun survives a base detonation and continues firing. New York soldiers decorate a rear village with street signs for Broadway and Forty second Street, while an A M C tent and Salvation Army post vie for soldier business near the busy Flatiron Building locale.
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Picardy
Pscardy
Canaries
France
New York
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Salvation Army
Ehocolste Tt
Sacrifice Chorus From WWI Tribute To Fallen Pioneers
A wartime tribute recounts Enright and Greshan yielding life in France to defy barbarism. The speaker William Wallace Whitlock honors the first to fall as the sacrifice that steadies others, urging courage and remembrance for those who died so others might live.
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Enright
Greshan
France
Picardy
William Wallace Whitelock
Shipping Board Note in Herself Colomnia Mi Ate
Fragmentary notes reference Helen of Trer and a Fourth of July celebration. The text is garbled with odd phrases and incomplete names, offering no clear event, date, or accountable details. The fragment lacks coherent facts suitable for a full news card.
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Helen of Trer
Tim
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