Foch Masses Troops in Waiting for New Push
Allied war dispatches report German forces renewing strikes along the western front near Rheims Soissons and Flanders with strong attacks against British and French lines. Pershing releases a new casualty list detailing killed wounded missing and other statuses as American forces reinforce the front under French and British resistance.
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Associated Press
New. York
Germany
Rheims
Soissons
Flanders
Tha Lys Salient
F -Foeh
Paris
London
Soisons
War Office
Locre
Voormezelle
Pershing’s
Washington
Pershing
Pinon Forest
All Rail Workers On 8 Hour Basis Wage Increase
Director-General McAdoo issues order granting eight hour day to all railroad employes and raises pay. The change affects about 2,000,000 workers in Ontario & Western Erie Mt & A and NY Susquehanna & Western regions, retroactive to January. Estimated annual rise exceeds 300 million dollars, with back pay distributed in weeks ahead, amounts up to two hundred dollars for some workers.
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Ontario & Western
Erie
New York, Susquehanna & Western
Middletown
Vicinity
Times-Press
G General
McAdoo
Gundey
Railroad
Archdeaconry Meeting Attended by Rev Smithers Jr
Rev. F. Smithers Jr. attended an Archdeaconry meeting of Orange diocese in Kingston on Monday. The session began at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit with a tour around the Akhekan dam and a laymen’s dinner that evening. Attendees included Bishop Charles Sumner Burch and John R. Moit of the WC A. and others from New York centers.
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Smithers, Jr
Kingston
Archdeacomry of
Orange
New Yorkiocese
Ulster
Sullivan
Rockland
Church of the Holy Spirit
Athekan Dam
Charles Sumner Burch
The
Discrae
New York
Pe Robbins
Stir the Divine
John R. Moit
WC. A
Manning
Trinity Church of
Bride and Groom Wed Before Camp Departure at St John’s Church
George Sanaward, among the men leaving Monday for Camp Wadsworth, wed Miss Bessie Loriet on Thursday evening at six in St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander H Loaier of 1461 Wickham Avenue, joins him as he prepares to depart for army service.
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George Sanaward
Camp
Wadsworth
Bessie Loriet
Ink
St. John’s
Novelty Works Fire in Sidney Destroys Plant and Homes
In Sidney on May 27 a fire engulfed the Sidner Novelty Works and fourteen nearby houses on Division Street, causing about 300000 in damage. Diversion and wind aided spread until a heavy rain limited loss. Difford Godfrey, an Ontario and Western Railroad employee, suffered a fractured skull and may die. Oliver Godfree, another railroad employee, also was injured by falling brick. an inquiry found no clear cause. Help came from Oneonta Norwich and Walton.
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Binghamton
N. C
Sidner Novelty Works
Division Street
Sidney
Difford Godfrey
Ontario and Western Railroad
Novelty
Oneonta
Norwich
Walton
Prison for men not registering under draft law
On Wednesday June 3 all young men who have reached their twenty first birthday since 1837 must register under the Selective Draft law. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and possible induction into military service.
Rail freight and passenger fares boosted under McAdoo order
Washington May 27 The Director General ordered a 25 percent freight rate increase and passenger fares raised to three cents per mile from about 25 cents. The plan, effective June 25 for freight and June 10 for passengers, wipes out lower interstate rates. Travel charges rise with Pullman fares unchanged, and many ancillary rates and privileges are eliminated. Suburban gates and commuter passes see increases, with interurban zones also affected.
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Associated Fress
Washington
McAdoo
Colonel Bradley Suffers Stroke in Walden
Col Thomas W Bradley suffered an apoplectic stroke at his home in Walden on Sunday morning and was in a coma for part of the day. He regained consciousness and could take a few puffs on a cigar, with no signs of paralysis. He had been active as president of Exemption Board No 3 and helped arrange last moves for troops before his collapse. In the afternoon, Middletown Junior Holy Name beat Port Jervis Holy Name 4 to 2 at Hayes Field.
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iWeing
Maoraing
Hayes Field
Middletown
Holy Name
Port Jervis
Welcure
Enthusiasm as Third Exemption District Men Depart for Camp Wadsworth
About 94 men from the Third Exemption District of Orange County, including Middletown, depart Monday morning for Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A large crowd cheered as the volunteers boarded the train, with speakers at a post banqueting event urging youths to engage in service. The procession, led by the Junior Home Guards and local officials, featured Italian organizations and a service flag, while many shops displayed flags and spectators lined the routes amid patriotic fervor.
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Orange County
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
S.C
New York State
France
New York National Guard
Middletown
Berlin
Wickham ‘Avenue
A. C. N. Thompson
Majoner
Greené
George: Araeger
Joseph
Chamber of Commerce
Italian Brotherhood
Slage
Rev. C. B. Neyroz
James Street
West Main Street
North Street
Franklin Square
Sullivan
Glster
Willam Setholzer
Vfcent
A. C
Thompson
Yeerer
Dr Kirkwood Tells of Life in Army Camps
Dr Kirkwood spoke at First Presbyterian about his month visiting 20 camps in the Washington and Tidewater districts under the YMCA. He praised the YMCA huts as the heart of the camps and noted soldiers welcomed the gospel. crowds up to 2000 heard him, with choir songs echoing camp tunes.
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First Presbyterian
Kirkwood
Washington
Tidewater
Scott
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Crans Dies at 62 After Illness at Home
Joseph Willis Crans, a member of Crans and Sons mineral water borders, died at his home on West Main Street Sunday afternoon in the 62nd year of his life after several days of illness. An obituary will follow.
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Joseph Willis Crans
Fina
Crans’ Sons
Union Street
West Main Street
Hindenburg Ill With Typhoid in German Army
Geneva reports indicate Field Marshal von Hindenburg is hospitalized at Strasbourg with typhoid fever and in critical condition. The illness is spreading in the German forces, and death rumors have circulated despite official denials. Also note dances at Masonic Temple are discontinued for the summer.
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Geneva
von Hindenburg
Straseborg
von Hindenturs
von Hindenturc
Western
Tront
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Foch
Bidni Othe
Folke
Breese
Godfree
Bradley
South
Ontario
Patriots
Mitchell Inn
AON
J. W. Crans
Hindenburg
Strassburg
Masonic Temple
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