British Shelling Grows On Front As Germans Repulsed East Meuse
British raids intensify along the Somme and Vimy regions with extensive shelling and trench raids. German counter fire is described as feeble while Paris and Berlin report conflicting gains near Thiaumont Verdun and Meuse sectors. British officials note successful raids near Vermelies La Bassee road and near Newve Chapelle with prisoners and mined tunnels seized. Weather limited action yesterday but operations continue around Angres and Bill 006 Chattercourt with preparations for further offensives evident. Sober reports cite French claims of progress at Thiaumont despite German resistance.
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Chapitre
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Seuse
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Frok de Terre
Vienna Urged to Apologize Over Austrian Submarine Incident
A note through Ambassador Penfield on June 21 demanded apology indemnity and punishment for the Austrian submarine commander who attacked the American tanker Petrolite in the Mediterranean last December. The note calls the act a deliberate insult to the US flag and a violation of American rights.
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Lusitania
U Boat Attack on Petrolite Sparks Diplomatic Protest
The note asserts the submarine fired first despite the Petrolite signaling, argues the steamer aimed no ram, and that the American captain aided the Austrian commander under pressure. It accuses the U boat commander of contempt for neutral rights and demands an apology, punishment, and reparations.
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Germans Storm Volhynia Town
Berlin reports German forces stormed the village of Linewka in Volhynia amid heavy fighting on the Russian front. Correspondents describe brutal three day battles with high casualties and advancing German positions west of Sokul, while Austrians claim repulsed Russian attacks near Kuty.
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Chumbers
Winiewka
Soku
Faustern
Kuty
Sokul
Russians Claim Repulse of Heavy German Attacks
Petrograd reports Tone 1 communication claiming success against German offensives near Pukarn and Krevo. Russian forces say reinforcements and concentrated artillery repelled enemy assaults, with derailed bomba raids by seraplanes over Dvina and Jacobstadt areas and limited效果 on Dvinek.
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Riga
Pukarn
Dvina
Jacobstadt
Dvinek
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Reninder
Rakitno
Linewka
Stokhod
Greek Situation Remains Critical in June Athens
Athens June 28. The Greek crisis stays critical with Allied demands being rapidly carried out. King Constantine signed a general mobilization decree, Zymbrakakis, a Venizelos adherent, sworn in as chief of police, and Rear Admiral Damianos named Minister of Marine amid mixed reports on missing figures.
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Casement Speaks in Irish Case Trial at London Court
In a London court Casement rose to address the jury before verdict, denying German ties and bribery claims while denying intent to testify in his own defense. The judge cautioned the statement was not sworn. The defense failed to quash the indictment amid continued delays and fading prosecutorial voice.
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Germany Denies Ordering Irishmen to Fight for Germany
Zurich reports quote German claims on cotton and food exports to Switzerland amid German demands, while Berlin denies Belgians being called for service. The exchange hints at wartime tensions and Irish involvement, with statements defending neutrality and denying German money or orders.
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Teuton Submarine Advances Toward Atlantic Coast
Tribune reports a German submarine loaded with drugs and aspirin has been sighted repeatedly along the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Boston. Tugs chartered to tow it to Baltimore, with a messenger to deliver a Kaiser message to President Wilson.
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Prohibition Backed by Douma Amid Polish Substitutes
Petrograd reports the Douma debating permanent vodka prohibition after citing 1915 figures showing near fifteen million gallons sold despite bans. Members blamed lax enforcement and noted rising drunkenness aided by substitutes like furniture polish and eau de cologne among peasants.
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Italians Push On In The Trentino
Rome reports Italian forces push Austrian lines back in Trentino capturing Monte Giamondo north of Fusine and Monte Caviajo between Paxina and Astien. Premier Boselli vows continued war effort with a large cabinet and strong army morale amid renewed front activity near Lagarian and Arse valleys and on the Isonzo front.
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Germans Find Body of Viscount Crichton
London reported that Germany notified the American Embassy of Major Viscount Crichton s body being found and reinterred. He had been missing since November 1914, a Royal Horse Guards member, and his father the Earl of Erne died in December 1914. The peerage records him as Viscount Crichton awaiting succession amid uncertainty.
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