British Attacks Slow Yet Fierce West of Meuse
British forces renew bombardments and raids along the western front near the Meuse and Avecourt Wood. Reports say heavy artillery action, occasional trench fighting, and prisoner captures while German retaliation includes gas casualties and bombardment of Canadian positions at Observatory Ridge and Sorrel Hill.
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Avecourt Wood
Germany
Observatory Ridge
Sorrel Hill
Ypres
Verdun
Avocourt
Thiaumont works and trench actions on the Western Front
In the Champagne sector near Tahure and Butte du Meunil our curtain of fire and machine guns stopped a German attack. We cleaned trenches on the front line and penetrated to the second line, destroying sheltering works. Our artillery shattered enemy positions at Mont Tétus Butte du Meunil and north of Tahure, while a surprise trench attack near Sapigneul northwest of Sapigneul destroyed shelters and captured prisoners.
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Butte du Meanil
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Adige
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Posina
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British Try Extensive Not Intensive Method In War Front
June 20 London reports sixth day of British bombardment between Ypres and the Somme with increased trench raids and heavy shell use. London papers claim an extensive bombardment on a wide front, while Berlin papers deride the effort as doomed to fail, asserting Germany will not be driven from Northern France.
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M High Yand Light Infantry
Lancashire Fusiliers
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London
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Somme
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Russians Break Through Galician Trenches in War Report
An official dispatch reports Russian forces piercing Galician trenches and capturing two machine guns and a heavy battery. It tallies prisoners at 205,000 since early June, with several German and Russian actions noted around Novo Poerayel, Sokal, and Ljubtecia as battles continue.
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Linewka Farm
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London Declaration Hit by Zamora Case
A prominent American defender of U S prize court actions called the Zamora decision a turning point, saying it nullified earlier Orders in Council and questioned the legality of maritime restrictions. He noted France would curb partial enforcement of the Declaration of London, while the Entente sought a legal basis for the blockade.
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Hind
Mar
Paria
Robert Cecil
Counell
Yale Men Held After Car Crash In New York City
Two Yale students John Van Sanford of Troy New York and William M Decker of Albany New York are held on seventy three dollar bail after a car driven by Van Sanford crossed into a tree and overturned injuring Miss Lucille Bard of Manhattan. The accident occurred near a twenty five foot embankment when steering gear failed and the vehicle skidded into the tree.
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N. J
Yale
Lucille Bard
Mortion
Netrons
West Ninetieth Street
Mahhattan
John van Sanford
Troy
William M. Decker
N.Y
van Sanford
Italians storm Fort Mattassone and Monte Trappola
Paris reports Italian forces on the Trentino front stormed the Fort Mattassone and ridge of Monte Trappola in the Cal Arsa sector. Austrians claim partial repulses along Monte San Michele and other sectors as both sides exchange heavy artillery and infantry actions.
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Trentino
Arsa
Mattassone
Monte Trappola
Pedesenta
Astico
Monte San Michele
San Martino
Vermegliano
Vienna
Brenta
The
Adige
Warship shoots down hydroaeroplane in Trieste area battle
Austrian Admiralty reports a June 23 shelling near Giulianove, killing several cars. The battleship Lieutenant Bohnfield shot down a hydroaeroplane near Trieste, with the French pilot captured. June 24 attacks on Pont di Piave and Porto Grado followed, including a four-time hit on a bridge. Later that day a French FBA plane was shot down near Porto Grado. On June 26 a Austro-Hungarian submarine sank auxiliary cruiser Principe Umberto off Otranto, with a destroyer engagement. the auxiliary went down.
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Gune Zony Woreiess
Sayville
Yole
Giulianove
Talinn
Bohnfield
Triest
Trieate
Pont-di-Pial
Porto Grado
Hannfield
Gulf of Trieste
Admiralty
Strait of Otranto
Deestroyer
Wilderness veteran seeks return to fight for country
Lieutenant George W. Kellogg of the Wilderness volunteers again to lend his sword and services in this perilous time. He recalls his service at Cold Harbor Spotsylvania and Petersburg and announces his readiness to serve Bayonne readers.
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Wilderness
Cold Harbor
Spotteylvania
Petersburg
Bayonne
N. J
Rheims Ruins to Remain After War Ends
Paris reports Rheims Cathedral will not be repaired for several years after the war. The French government plans a temporary shelter and roof reconstruction abandoned due to deterioration from wind and weather. Audience includes old Frenchmen and foreigners viewing the damage.
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Rheime
Petit Journal
Administration of Fine Arts
Asquith Denounces Objectors in Commons Speech
Premier Asquith lambasted conscientious objectors in the House of Commons on June 29, saying those who oppose military service must be vigorously treated while genuine objectors who undertake national service work should escape military discipline. London report describes War Office handling and exemptions.
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Asquith
Haur of Commons
War Office
Lees
Three Italian Ships Sunk. Crew Reaches Port
Lloyds reports three Italian steamers Mongibello Roma and Pino sunk in recent hostilities. Mongibello of 4089 tons left Baltimore for Genoa. Roma 2491 tons. Pino 1706 tons. Twenty five crew members of Pino arrived at Port Mahon Minorca in life boats after the sinking.
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London
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Roma
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Genoa
Gibraltar
Palma
Majorca
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Port Mahon
Minorca
Plot figures in Welland Canal dynamite case arise
Tauscher denies knowledge of the Welland Canal plot and blamesVon Papen and Von der Goltz for the plan. Prosecutors push that Tauscher aided with dynamite, while defense portrays Von Papen as misled. Trial adjourns as jurors await instructions and resume today before Judge Hand.
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Hans Tauscher
Welland Canal
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Krupps
Canada
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Tauscher
Franz von Papen
A. Bridgeman
Horst von der Goltz
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von Papen
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Villa
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Mexico
Judge Hand
Death by own action theory in Orpet defence
Wausegan Ill June 29 Will Orpet testimony at his murder trial of Marion Lambert ended. Prosecutor Joslyn’s sharp, dramatic questions gave way to quiet sarcasm as Orpet vividly faced a long cross examination before slipping to his mother’s side. The tense scene closed with Orpet’s tremulous final posture and the crowd reacting to the ordeal.
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Ill
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David R. Joslyn
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Marion
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Helm's
Death by Own Action Theory Emerges in Trial
In a tense courtroom scene, the defense advances a theory that Marion Lambert’s death may have been self-inflicted. Witnesses describe Marion and Jack Vereor in a high school chemistry lab with cyanide present, while a chemistry teacher notes unsecured storage and access to the storeroom. The testimony aims to undermine the prosecution’s narrative and bolster the defense claim.
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Sherif Griftn
Madison
Virion
Orpet
Helm’s Woods
Marion Lambert
Jack Vercor
Marion
E. J. Crago
Vereoe
Two Cent Gasolene Promised In Three Weeks
Louis FE Enricht a Farmingdale chemist developing a green fuel to replace gasolene publicly claims a market launch in about three weeks Maxim Munitions Company has built a near home laboratory where Enricht works on the secret Maid The green mixture is stored in numbered bottles to protect the formula from theft
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Farmingdale
Long Island
Maxim Munitions Company
Mr. Enricht
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