National Security League Condemns Hearst Papers
The National Security League repudiated Stanwood Menken's statement on Hearst papers and denounced their German‑leaning defense of the war. Executive committee meetings at 19 West Forty‑fourth Street produced resolutions condemning Hearst editors and warning against Hearst influence. The group, chaired by Alton B. Parker, reserved action while condemning the Hearst press for unpatriotic conduct.
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S. Stanwood Menken
National Security League
Hearst
Menken
Heerat
Ceram Leigue
Stanwood Menken Lished
New York America
Alm
Alton B. Parker
Weat Forty-fourth Street
Monken
Shen
C. A. Bill
Lydecker
Security League
Checking of Drive Upsets Austrians
By the Associated Press Geneva June 18 reports indicate Austro-Hungarians are surprised and discontented by a sudden check of their offensive against Italy. Austrian objectives included Brescia and Milan with the Emperor and staff expected at Trent this week. Field Marshal von Hindenburg is said to be ill and confined in a sanitorium with limited involvement in recent Western operations.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Italy
Lugano
Bres
Milan
Trent
Tribune
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Ludendorft
Stolen military blueprints seized in wartime arrests
A nationwide theft ring aimed at military secrets was exposed with the arrest of Gus Lindquist and Leo Burt in New York. A trunk contained over a hundred plans for engines and Browning guns, while a third man claiming Franz Strohmeier identity faced internment. A woman linked to Lindquist was questioned as authorities traced the plot across states.
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United States
Gus Lindquist
Leo Burt
West Ninety-fourth Street
Neutrality
George Busby
Busby
Ernest Frank
Franz Strohmeier
Frank
Burt
Ninety-fourth Street
Germany
Bushy
Simplex Motor Company
New Brunswick
N. J
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Gus Lindley Colbie
Aling Gus Crowley
Pana
Murphy, Jenkins
Carroll
Worcester
Mass
Ninety-seventh Street
Broadway
Hamblin
Hamb
Draft ages debated as Crowder backs five million army plan
The report ties to Pro vost Crowder seeking higher draft ages to build a Class 1 reserve for an army of five million. Baker clarifies he does not oppose draft-age increases, while Crowder notes disagreement. Arrest details involve Lieutenant Staley and Justice Department officials, with contractors Rosenthal and Wener cleared. Continued on Page 7.
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House Committee
Mr. Baker
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Wener
Truefit Company
Staley
Thompson
Department of Justice
New York
Department
Army
Liberty Bond Promoter JOUR MUIR Company Note
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Draft Ages To Be Raised by Baker Says War Dept
Secretary Baker signaled a coming extension of draft ages from eighteen to forty five and indicated the current twenty one to thirty one limits may be raised now or later. A special dispatch notes Justice Department arrest of Lieutenant James C. Staley for taking money from Tranfit Raincoat Co for a favorable report on their army raincoat facilities.
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Congress
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Baker
War Secretary
Department of Justice
James C. Staley
Quartermaster's Reserve Corps
New York
Tracfit Raincoat Company
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Pfieffer
Army Building
Whitehall Street
Austrian Drive Failure Says Bonar Law in Commons
Andrew Bonar Law told the House of Commons that the Austrian offensive had failed so far and that the war situation was generally satisfactory. He noted the Austrian offensive in Italy as part of a broader German effort, while American influx limited enemy progress this year.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Italy
America's In the War Not Coming Into It Says Bonar Law
London June 18 Bonar Law in the House of Commons hailed American aid on the West front. He said America is in the war, not merely coming into it, and cited a Supreme War Council minutes praising U S cooperation and troop transportation plans that prevent the enemy from exhausting Allied and American forces. Cheers followed.
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Bonar Law
London
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House of Commons
House
Supreme War Council
United States
Submarine Sinkings Reported by American Navy Officers
A German submarine was reportedly sunk by an American submarine near the Atlantic three to four days earlier, according to naval officers aboard a mother ship in port. Two German patrols near the Marne were smashed by American machine gun fire, with two prisoners captured after a lengthy trek behind enemy lines.
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Story
Atlantic
Fairway
Associated Press
Marne
Americans Soon To Be on Italian Line Says Baker
Secretary Baker reiterated that American forces would soon fight alongside Allies in Italy. Details of the expeditionary force are not yet released, with strength and the commanding officer pending until troops land in Italy. Translated notes note travel and transit rates.
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Baker
the Tribune
Washington
New York
Italy
Americans Fight Through Ambush in Picardy Patrol Clash
General Pershing reports thirteen American troops under siege by a forty‑strong German ambush patrol. Most returned to lines wounded, having fought fiercely. The bulletin also details June 13 destruction of two German planes near St Mihiel by Lieutenants Meissner Winslow and Taylor.
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Washington
Pershing
Picardy
Communniqué
St. Mihiel
Hanover
Meissner
Winslow
Taylor
Weseen
Germans Taken Prisoner in Raid by 12 Americans
Paris reports on a raid in a quiet sector held by American troops. After days of trench training, a small party under French direction attacked and killed or captured all Germans encountered. The raiders then destroyed matériel before continuing. Continued on page eight.
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Paris
Maanes Seae Eer
Foe Pauses Attacks. Italians Hold Piave Front Near Capo Sile
Austrians halt major offensive on the Piave. Italians bolster positions near Capo Sile and Caposile Canal while counter blows reclaim ground on the Asiago Plateau. About 1,500 prisoners taken. observers note heavy enemy losses despite claimed Austrian gains.
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Capo Sile
Fossetta Canal
Venice
Montello
Asiago
Heavy Austrian Blow Makes Little Progress in Italy
London dispatch reports a strong Austrian assault in Italy yet little strategic advance. The eleventh Austrian army under General von Scheuensten has not moved since the initial attack as heavy fighting occurs between Valdobbiadene and the sea. Allied lines hold with elation over early reverses in the Austro Italian offensive.
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Tribune
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Ameockathen
Arthur S. Draper
London
von Scheunhenstel
Valdobbiadene
Sea
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