Foch Gains Ground in Wide Front as French Hold Line
Paris dispatch reports French troops held Germans across the Ourcq to Marne front last night with heavy enemy losses. French counterattacks took prisoners as advances were made at several points. London notices say British forces gained ground locally on the northern Flanders sector, with nearly 200 prisoners taken.
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Paris
War Office
Ourcq
Marne
Averel
Emerty
London
Flanders Salient
Pershing denies depots captured in France report
Official United States dispatch from Washington June 3 states General Pershing refutes the German claim that Franco American depots at Fere en Tardenois were captured. He declares no American depots were located there and calls the German statement false.
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Washington
Pershing
Fere en-Tardenois
Two Newly Sunk Vessels Block Zeebrugge Port
London reports British air photographs from Zeebrugge show a submarine or wreck near the mole likely sunk by North Star torpedo on April 21. Another image shows a destroyer nearly awash at low water about 100 yards from the mole, probably sunk by bombs on May 28.
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London
Zeebrugge
Admiralty
North Star
German Drive Halted Near Marne Front
French official report says German assault along the Chateau Thierry to Paris road was stopped near the Marne. French counterattacks drove back enemy in several sectors north and northwest, with hundreds of prisoners taken as heavy fighting continued along a 15 mile front to the Oureq.
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Paris
Ourca
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Rouresches
Enemg
Qurcq
Oureq
Chateau-Thierry
Sissons
Noyon
Germans Seek To Push Up Aisne Front By AP
German forces intensify south of the Villers Cotterets forest and along the Qured valley as they press to advance on the Aisne front. French Army in France reports continued movements and air column updates indicate ongoing operations.
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Aisne
Associated Press
France
Villers Cotterets
Qured
Generally Fair Weather Forecast
Readable forecast notes a fair weather pattern with mild tonight conditions and continued pleasant statewide outlook. A brief regional emphasis mentions Temperatures held steady with light winds, while brief notes forecast no significant precipitation or extremes across Tanganyika style locales.
Twenty Witnesses Await Hearing in Green Case
The district court hearing into appointing a permanent receiver for Great Western Guarantee Investment Co and five other oil and refining companies operated by Ellsworth J and Green began last Thursday. Stockholders Stamper and Edna Oldtel WC are seeking B C Houses as permanent receiver and have obtained restraining orders against multiple banks to prevent payouts for the companies. Over twenty stockholder witnesses are expected to testify as the hearing proceeds.
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Great Western Guarantee Investment Company
Ellsworth J. and _ Green
Distri Court
Edna Oldtel WC. Stamper
B.C Houses
Half Holiday Proclaimed For Ball Game At Liberty Park
A public proclamation by acting mayor Dr G Street declares Tuesday afternoon a hall holiday to welcome Oklahoma City’s new Western League club. A parade leads to Liberty Park before the 4 PM game, with prizes for a woman attendee showing paper with her name and address at the gate.
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Liberty Park
Bucks
Oklahoma City
City
Santa Fe
Minneapolis
Tory
Holiday
G. Street
Tonorrow
Malich
Submarine menace tests U S resolve at home ports
In wartime reflections, a columnist argues that German U boats threaten Atlantic shipping and US embarkations. Five ships sunk off New Jersey, two US cruisers damaged, while reports of undersea craft near Maine and Portland signal a significant menace. Secretary Daniels vows adequate light craft and convoyed armadas, uniting the nation in purpose as American troops mass for invasion. The piece frames the crisis as a test of morale and resolve comparable to earlier battles in Europe.
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Gerry We
Atlantic
Maine
Virginia
New Jersey
Cute
Portland
Germany
Wir
United States
Koch
Daniels
Picardy
Flanders
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
Stillwater
America
Men to Register June 5 May Enlist for Industrial Service
Men required to register on June 5 may enlist for industrial service if they qualify. The War Department set a June 10 deadline for accepting volunteers. Recruits will be sent to Valparaiso, Indiana for additional training.
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United States Army Recruiting Office
War Department
Valparaiso
Ind
Thefts Reported From Two Churches In Police Briefs
A motion picture machine was stolen from the Wiest Brethren church and reported to police. In a second incident, two Liberty bonds were stolen from the Christiana church in a separate report.
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Wiest Brestyrerian
Pies Christina Church
War hero predicts U boats off American shores
Retired Chief Gunner's Mate Wait of the British navy says he killed a German naval officer at Gallipoli and commanded the U boat that sank the Lusitania. He spoke at a War Savings Stamp meeting in Muskogee, foretelling reports of U boats near New York and the Massachusetts coast and urging readiness.
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Wait
Gallipoli
Ireland
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Massachusetts
Muskogee
Germany
Hun
Aioe
All Soldiers On Transport Were Rescued
Washington dispatch reports that all passengers and returning Army officers and women aboard President Lincoln were saved after the transport was torpedoed last week. Only minor injuries were noted among survivors. The attack occurred at 9:53 a.m. on May 11, with three torpedoes sinking the ship in eighteen minutes. a submarine was not sighted until after the torpedoes. American destroyers, returning to port with survivors, sighted and attacked a submarine at noon on Saturday, but navy reports do not state the result.
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President Lincoln
Navy Department
Matt and Jeff Always on The Times Editorial Page
Two regular writers Matt and Jeff are highlighted as fixtures on The Times editorial page, shaping opinion with consistent columns and distinct voices. The piece notes their long involvement and influence within the paper's opinion section.
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Times
Submarines Dash at Atlantic Ports in Troopship War
New York reports a submerged attack near the New Jersey coast, the passenger ship Carolina with 220 passengers and 120 crew being attacked, fate unknown. A United States guardship aided the call for help, and ships from Norfolk to Portland reported sinking tankers and crew losses amid a broader submarine threat along the Atlantic coast.
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Atlantic
New York
City of
Columbus
New York and
Porto Rico
Carolina
Lena
United States Guardship
Newport News
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Washington
A. H. Ball Steamship Company
Jacob M. Haskell
Kell
Norfolk
Portland
Edward H. Cole
All Ships Attacked on Sunday Report Captured Raider
New York dispatch says two or more German submarines attacked western Atlantic shipping Sunday, sinking five American vessels near New Jersey and New England. Destroyers and flying boats pursue raiders as navy safeguards coastal lanes. Vessels sunk include the Edward H. Cole Jacob S. Haskell Isabella D. Wiley Hattie Dunn Samuel W Hathaway. One rumor claims a U boat was captured and towed for confirmation.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey
New England
Roward H. Cole
Navy Department
Edward H. Cole
Jacob S. Haskell
Isabella D. Wiley
Hattie Dunn
Samuel W. Hathaway
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Oklahoman Times
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