Germans Charge Mile Under Withering Fire Near Dniester
German and Austro Hungarian forces attacked along a broad front near Kalusz and Bukassowice in Galicia, crossing the Dniester under heavy fire. Reported by Richard, correspondent of the Taber mass, the assault featured riverine obstacles, fierce machine gun and sharpshooter resistance, and intense combat through dawn. Germans captured thousands of Russians and drove them back while maintaining German superiority on the riverbank.
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Lack of Passports Abets Americans At Port of Liverpool
Liverpool reports three Cunard Orduna passengers detained after arrival from New York due to missing or questioned passports. Two travelers from the St Paul were held, one released after presenting photos, another after naturalization papers. State Dept probes alleged use of American passports for German military purposes and possible British accusations of a passport factory in Holland run by German officers.
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Great Britain Looks to War Loan to Fuel Finances
London June 29 The war loan dominates discussion as officials and bankers assess subscriptions. Officials estimate total possible subscriptions could reach 4 to 4.5 billion dollars, with large personal holdings and sovereign hoards being put forward. Public appeals plus private meetings aim to secure rapid support for the massive wartime funding needs.
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Germans Bombard Soissons Cathedral
Berlin reports June 29 that German forces bombarded the Soissons Cathedral after locating a French artillery observation post on the building which was subsequently destroyed.
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London cafés raise price of luncheons six cents
Beginning Thursday, West End cafés will add six cents to lunchtime meals. A manager of a large restaurant chain says catering costs have risen for food, labor, rent, and utilities, and the surcharge is meant to share the higher expenses with customers.
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Asquith and Bonar Law Urge National Savings Drive
The British leaders warned of a mounting war debt and urged thrift to fund the war effort. They dismissed abroad borrowing as impractical and called for reduced personal spending on imports and domestic goods, stressing the fight would endure to the last penny and the last breath.
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First Step Taken to Register Labor
London June 71. Wailer, Long president of the Local, introduced in the House of Commons a bill for a national register. The measure aims to classify all persons aged under sixty five and record present occupation and potential service. Compulsory registration would cover ages fifteen and up, with individuals asked to state age employment and available special kinds of work.
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Viviani Speaks for 1.12 Billion Measure in Senate
Prime Minister Viviani and eight cabinet members appeared in the Senate to defend a third quarter appropriations bill of 1.12 billion francs. He argued Parliament controls the purse while the government executes, stressing democracy and the nation’s need for patient effort for peace.
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Denies British Give No Quarter in Commons Row
London June 29 Reginald McKenna chancellor of the exchequer denounces a Sinn Fein assertion that British troops would kill rather than take prisoners as scandalous and unsound Markham of Mansfield Nottinghamshire demands McKenna seek U S government protest to convey Ginnell’s mental fitness questioned in the Commons.
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London
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Exchequer
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Mansfeld
Nottinghamshire
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United States
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Ypres Shellfire Devastates City As Troops Fall
Washington reports a letter from a British army lieutenant in Belgium detailing the Ypres bombardment. He recalls the death of classmate Bill Hill while saving a gun, the widespread destruction of Ypres, and the massive shell onslaught that left thousands killed or wounded.
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Escaping a War Tied Town Amid Shellfire and Scavenging
A correspondent describes an evacuated town under shellfire, scavenging food, gear, and transport with Canadians averting disaster. Nightly fighting, distant German units, and the eerie quiet after bombardment paint a grim portrait of frontline life. The writer, alternating between high thrill and deep depression, waits as enemy lines surge.
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Ypres
Italian Grenadiers Rally to Repel Austrian Advance
Milan reports detail a fierce assault by tall Italian grenadiers near Monfalcone. Amid heavy artillery, Manfredi dies after heroic stance. Italian troops push back trains while shouting support for Italy. Rome dispatch notes life in seventy communes returning to normal as food and subsidies continue.
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To Ask Britain's Terms of Peace
London reports Liberal MP David Mason of Coventry has given notice to ask Premier Asquith in the House on Wednesday whether the government will state more specifically the terms upon which a speedy and honorable peace would be possible in light of German Parliament speeches, aiming to hasten a happy settlement.
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Coventry
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Kitchener's soldiers desert to join front lines abroad
Reports on the liner Minnehaha claim many volunteers in Britain slip away under assumed names to enlist with troops en route to the front. Discontent stems from ten months of inactivity and delayed mobilization, with officers petitioning the War Office for action as some regiments await deployment.
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Montenegrins Seize Scutari Without Fight
The city of Scutari was reportedly entered by Montenegrin forces on June 27 at noon in a prearranged occupation with local Albanian Prince Prenk Hib Deda. Montenegrin troops seized key civic sites, arrested residents, and the consuls reported Scutari as Montenegrin under King Nicholas’s authority.
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Montenegro says it will not hold Scutari
London report quotes Andre Rubovitch saying Montenegro has no plan to occupy Scutari and explains entry into parts of Albania was for strategic reasons. The city, seized in 1913 after a siege, was later evacuated under international pressure as parts of Albania were pledged to others.
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Vosges Battles Cause Deadlock in Verdun Front
London reports heavy fighting as French counterattacks press to isolate Verdun. French forces regain ground in Vosges near Motzeral, claim gains along the Angres Ablain road, and repel German night assaults between Lens and Bethune Arras. German lines report Allied artillery stiffness and minor advances erased by counterfire.
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Germany US friendship urged amid war risks say newspapers
Dr Anton Meyer-Gerhard's article in Der Tag and Lokal Anzeiger backs American friendship with Germany as crucial while Kreuz Zeitung warns Germany cannot abandon any means to hinder shipments amid existential damage. It argues US policy and munition exports affect warfare and condemns belief only a small US faction opposes shipments. British offer to settle Wilhelmina claim noted.
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