Americans Push Hin From Wood In Brisk Dash
American troops in Allied lines near Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood held a rapid advance against German positions on the Marne front. The fight showed drafted American units acting with veteran steadiness, enduring heavy bombardment and repelling counterattacks as they moved to seize strategic ground with limited resistance from German forces.
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Associated Press
Marne
Chateauerry
Belleau
Edwin L. Jam
New York
Oklahome
Chateau Thierry
America
Ional Army
Nce
Germany
Fiee
Steau Thierry
Bulgarian cabinet named by Ferdinand asks Malin to form new government
June 20 AMSTERDAM reports former ex premier M Malin has been asked by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria to form a cabinet to replace the one headed by M Moslayull, who resigned this week.
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Amsterdam
M. Malin
Clan Affaire
Kine Idinand
Bulgaria
Ahi
M Moslayull
War love story and editorial notes on pages nine six
The page teases a war love story The fourth metalment and political editorial pieces are noted along with a feature on French tanks The text mentions Duramy and Duramy on page six and a discussion of American tactics and diet changes in wartime with unclear names and dates.
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Beckley
Stele
Ieom
Irewite
Murr
Jeti
Iran
Walter Duramy
Mery
Actinitte
Deserted staff leaves Kronstadt to die on Montello
Major General von Kronstadt of the Austrian army, deserted by his staff on the Montello plateau, fought single handed against Italian forces until he was wounded seriously. He was later taken to a hospital, and when his staff fled upon seeing Italian arditi, he refused surrender and fired. He received a fatal wound amid the exchange of shots.
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Talian
Montello
von Kronstadt
Ital Diti
Arditi
Western Union mail messages seized on trains charged with postal violation
Washington June 2 postal inspectors arrested traveling Western Union agents on trains between Easton New York and Washington and seized satchels of messages filed for telegraphic transmission. The system violated postal laws forbidding non postal personnel from handling post road communications. Authorities will present findings to grand juries and summon telegraph officials.
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Washington
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Easton
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pere Sons
Posal
Menin
Post Office Department
Bettei
France Cheers As U.S. Troops Arrive Overseas
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau praising American military efforts as U.S. troops flock overseas. The ceremony highlights Allied resolve, with officials noting sustained improve ments and morale boosted by the arrival of American forces.
Hunger Drives Austrian Assault On Italy, Prisoner Orders Reveal
June 19 report from TALIAN HEADQUARTERS describes Austria’s push on Italy as a hunger offensive. Orders signed by officers from Field Marshal von Hoetzendorff to regimental leaders urge soldiers to recall spoils from Italy last fall and press on for food, bread, and supplies while troops show signs of extreme malnutrition. Prisoners say they have had little food for a month, with rye bread from rye straw and potatoes, worn clothes, patched shirts, and inferior metal medals.
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Associated Press
Talian
Austria
Italy
Conrad von Hoetzendorff
Archduke Charles
Santa Fe fights title suit over Edmond land dispute
Campbell Russell of the corporation commission protests Santa Fe railroad land rights near Edmond. Farmers complain the road hogs a 50 foot width on each side, claiming 200 feet. Interior Department advice says 100 feet total. Commission plans to urge Governor Williams to prompt Freeing and peers to sue to clear title.
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Campbell Russell
Hiei” Corporation Commission
Santa Fe Railroad
Edmund
Santa Fe
Edmond
Russel Kay
Department of the Interior
R. L. Williams
S P. Freeing
Peers
German air losses tally 835 planes this year says British report
London reports 835 German aircraft destroyed since January 1 with an official statement noting June 2 losses at 48 and comparing German communiques. The births account states 49 planes down on June 9 and 10, with British forces credited for destroying many of those.
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London
Jones
Brrth
Generally Fair Weather Foreast in Local Forecast
The forecast notes generally fair conditions with warm weather. Tonight and Friday are expected to be mostly clear with mild temperatures. An hourly rate appears in the text but no specific data is provided.
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Ganers
Record Heat Surges to 102 at Weather Bureau
A heat record was set as the weather bureau logged 102 degrees this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Yesterday saw a reading of 10 degrees. The June record at the bureau stands at 106 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Crowder Studies Expanded Draft Age Range to Forty Five
Washington June 20 Preparations to count men eligible for military service if the draft extends to ages eighteen through forty five began today at the office of Provost Marshal General Crowder. The figures will go to the Senate military committee considering Senator Francia of Maryland’s bill fixing selective service limits.
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Washington
Crowder
Senate Military Committee
Francia
Maryland
Austrian cities see strikes as rations cut
June reports from Amsterdam and London describe Vienna bread shortages sparking riots. Germany’s aid to Austria is said to be blocked, with calls for bread ration reductions after the harvest. Cavalry deployment and potential martial law loom as peace demonstrations and police action follow.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Austria
London
Vienna
Amstterdam
Helberg
Oklahoma J W Will Be Freed By U S
Chicago June 21 Walter Reeder Wilson Olda and seven others of the 109 defendants in the WoW trial will be discharged on motion of the government when hearings resume this afternoon. Attorney Vanderweer for the defence said he would ask for a directed verdict acquitting others on the grounds there was nothing in the government's evidence to implicate them.
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Chicago
Walter Reeder
Wilson
Olda
Vanderweer
America probes Turks seize U S consulate at Tab riz
Washington reports through Spain and Sweden that Turkey looted an American hospital in Tabriz, Persia. Only a German dispatch has been received, offering no details. The United States awaits a complete official report before acting on possible war declarations.
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Washington
Spain
Sweden
Tabriz
Persia
Turkey
Caldwell
Teheran
State Department
Tabris
United States
W' Son
U Boat Pursues American Vessel Off Sandy Hook
An American vessel reports sighting a submarine and a U boat off the Jersey coast about 100 to 200 miles south of Sea Hole near Sandy Hook. This marks the first raider sighting this far north since May sinkings, with ships attacked by submarine raids along the Jersey coast.
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Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Sea Hoole
Stre
Jersey
Polly and Her Pals Debuts in New Combo
A rough OCR fragment notes Polly as the daughter of Perkins and teases about her father being absent minded. It hints at a performer named Terry and a new act titled Polly and Her Pals, premiering next week.
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Dad Perkins
Polly
Terry Man
Tilly
Vimp
Italians Regain Points Near Piave Front as Austrians Retreat
Italian forces push along the Montello ridge and southeast of the river, seizing riverbank positions near Saletto and broadening footholds along the Piave. London reports say Cape Sile is back under Italian control, with Austrian gains limited to ground between the Possetta canal and the Bile cartel on the Piave’s west bank amid intense fighting.
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London
Montello
Evening Standard
Plave
Saletto
Adriatic
Cape Sile
Piave River
Ita
Asea
Zenaoa
Sile
Plavic
Italians Capture Air Supremacy On Piave Front
Italian and Austrian forces clash along the Piave as Italians claim air superiority. An Austrian machine gun float surrender follows Italian infantry and artillery efforts, with Austrians swimming to surrender after Italian airplane pressure. Allied air support boosts Italian morale amid six days of bombardment.
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Piave
Assiuie
Tiie
Bella
Bahia
Front Pressure Falls as Montello Defenses Hold
Austrian pressure on the Piave front from Lake Garda to the Adriatic eases while heavy fighting persists along the Montello and Montello plateau near Sant’Elena. Rome cites repulsed advances and rising Piave waters aiding Italian and British defenses. French and Italian forces reinforce Montello positions amid continuous combat north of Nervesa and near Meolo.
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Lake Garda
Adriatic
Piave
Montello
Eai
Pome
Meolo
Rome
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Santon Montello
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