Lens Holds Against German Assault as Canadians Advance
German forces fight to defend Lens with the city reduced to ruins and fortified as a fortress. Canadians report capturing La Coulotte one mile from Lens and advancing toward Avion, while British troops push along eastern slopes as German defenses tighten around the mining district.
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Lens
la Coulotte
To'elock
Avion
Oh Germane
Pompeii
Mareda
Germans Withdraw From Souchez River Line Near Lens
Allied forces report German troops quitting the line along the Souchez River south of Lens. Canadian units occupy La Coulette and advance past Mericourt, while Reservoir Hill falls to the Canadians. British troops advance on La Goulette with patrols pushing ahead of the retreating enemy.
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London
werMmant Wier
Boucher River
Lene
Immedia
la Coulette
Lens
France
Sowchez River
Mericourt
Avion and Sons
Reservoir Hill
Patole
JeannAlie
Ward
Souches
la Goulette
Root Predicts 500000 U S Fighters For France Confirmed
Washington reports confirm Elihu Root’s forecast of 500000 U S troops to Europe. The War Department notes indicate the army could deploy at least half a million in support of France, reflecting high military expectations and ongoing preparations.
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U. S
France
Afeam
Burra
Washington
War Department
Elihu Root
United States
Europe
Roots
United
Rasvin
Wer
U S Troops at Front Mentioned in Commons
In the House of Commons Joseph King questions the front line status of American troops. Henry William Vorster replies the timing of any withdrawal depends on the American government. King presses for clarity while Kinw and others seek cautious wording.
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London
Joseph King
Lineral
North Somer
House of Commons
Ganeratae
Americas
Henry William Vorster
Fey
Ay. Kinw
Gore
Smith
Georgia
Senate
Knute Nelson
Thomas
Germans in New York Insure Allied Ships
German insurance firms operating from New York insure armed American merchantmen against U boat attack. The Mannheim Nord-deutsche Allianz insurance companies and agents like Herrmann and Wolf handle cargo and voyage details, under a wartime exception allowing continued business with no money sent to Germany. Olympia flagship runs aground near Block Island with one death, crews rescued as warships stand by.
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Olympia
Block Island
Germany
New York
Mannheim Insurance Company
Mannheim
Nord-deutsche Insurance Comany
Namburg
Allianze Insurance Company
Herrmann & Co
Wall Street
J. Raymond Smith
William Street
Presi Hert Wilson
Woodrow Wateson
United States of America
United States
Paul Wolf
Frane Herrmann
Charles A Grr
F Herrmann & No
Wolf
England
Case Phillipe
Herrmann
Criti
Alliance Company
Hut Reid
Navy Reports Olympia Not in Great Danger
Reports to the Navy Department tonight indicated that while the Olympia was seriously damaged by grounding she was resting easily in shoal water and in no further danger. The statement said the accident occurred Monday afternoon when U S S Alvents struck south of Cerberus Shoal Buoy in Wieck Island Sound. The Port engine and firerooms flooded after the ship lifted ten degrees and sat in shoal water for observation.
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Buly
United States
Olympia
Dewey
Macnilla
Block Island
William M. Babb
2D Naval District
Rabh
Washington
Navy Department
U. S. S. Alvents
Cerberus
Wieck Island Sound
Prussian Hunger Riots Quelled by Machine Guns
Reports from Gothenburg claim a Stettin hunger riot, starting June 18, grew violent with women and some men looting and breaking windows. Police and soldiers used bayonets and machine guns, with several killed near the Hansa bridge and a girl stabbed.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Tijd
Stettin
Fondetuf
Hansa Bridge
Ex-Czar's Favorite Dancer Sues Government Over Palace
Mademoiselle Kehesinska, former Czarist dancer, sues the Provisional Government for two million rubies after Leninist occupants remained in her Petrograd palace beyond evacuation deadlines. The case follows a May dispatch noting keys delivered to Kehesinska and missing furs valued at 227,000 rubles.
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Petrograd
Mademoiselle Kshesineha
Nikolai Lenine
Mademoiselle Kehesinska
Kehesinska
Martial Law Declared in Spain Under King Alfonso
London reports King Alfonso proclaims martial law to curb rising anti monarchist and republican agitation. Army loyalty weak amid pro German rumors and social unrest, with censorship tightening as republican movements draw strength from Russia and Europe.
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London
Alfonso
Spain
Germany
Russia
Amadeo of
Savoy
Republican Movement
Europe
Press and Agitators Blamed by Government For Disorder in Spain
Government action in Madrid suspends constitutional guarantees after reports of agitators inciting violence across provinces. Premier Dato sought the King's signature to authorize the decree while a new censorship tightens control on military information and political movements.
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Aolk Jan de Madrid
Dato
Cain Wignds
Count Romanones
Senate
Liberal Party
Asd
Coal Operators Pledge Fair Prices Under Government Control
Four hundred coal operators from bituminous and anthracite fields pledge to sell coal at fair prices to be fixed with the Defense Council coal committee approval. They seek to pool costs and aid distribution while urging responsible wartime production and price policies.
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Senate
Washington
Bituminous
Anthr Ctic
Defence Council
Lane
Daniels
John P Port
Federal Trade Commission
Lewis
Frank &. Peabody
Chicago
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Carreage
Weab
Enomine
Luistor Pomerene
Moderwell
Ator Cummins
Stoderwell
R Allroads
Fort
United States
James Lewis
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America
Adams and Arizona Ray Fascination in Desert Encounter
Samuel Hopkins Adams recounts a curious tale about copper wildcats and a pivotal meeting with a small desert figure. The narrative promises readably engaging findings on Arizona-Ray, teasing a better-than-fiction account to appear next Sunday in the Tribune.
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Arizona-Ray
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