CLOSE-UP OF RHEIMS FORTS HALT GERMAN DRIVE
A map shows forts around Rheims defend the German advance. Brinowitz Courcy and Bell Thierry were captured early. British forces hold Rhein from entry while Fort de Noge and Fort de Lavompelle to the south must fall. The Mountains of Rheims hills provide a strong defensive ring to slow any further advance.
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Rheime
Oly
France
Brinownt
Courcy
Fort de Noge
Fort de la Pompelle
Rheims
Oregonian fullishing Co ee Entered at Pend eo Oregon
Subscription rates listed for daily and semi weekly editions with mail and carrier options. Prices cover one year six months three months and one month periods. Public notice tone notes circulation details and service scope in Oregon and Washington area.
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Mall
Mail
No Book Today Amid War Time Romance Refusal
The speaker rejects books during a period of marching legions and bold heroes. He longs for romance stirred by great souls but finds no solace in books, urging rest and a pause from literary tales while life and love unfold around him. The piece contrasts gifted pen imagery with an urge to set books aside and travel the thing itself.
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Life
March message calls for full support and longer war effort
A March statement pledges that over £00,000 American soldiers are in Europe and suggests the million mark will be reached by July. It urges rapid mobilization, an extended draft, and total national cooperation. It condemns indifference, calling for energetic war effort to ensure victory for humanity. The message stresses Berlin as the sole objective and equates noncompliance with cowardice or treachery.
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Hun
Pte
Europe
France
Berlin
Think of the Men on the Marne
A wartime reflection defends government labor policies, noting exemptions for essential field and factory work, and urging a balanced focus on sustaining production while meeting soldiers’ needs overseas. The message emphasizes keeping industry and business running amid martial demands.
Labor Duty and War Messaging from the Front
The speaker argues Americans must withhold Hindenburg forces until enough troops are ready to take the offensive. Government's duty is to soldiers at the front, not to maintain normal labor conditions or shield draft dodgers. People should consider Marne veterans and French women on farms as they complain about labor issues.
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Sam
Marne
France
Works for Better Moral Standards
Departments join to demonstrate to the women of the Nation how to cooperate with the Government in promoting clean living. The War Department’s Commission on Camp Activities and the Young Women’s Christian Association join forces to back moral development of soldiers and encourage women’s sturdy support.
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Woman's Division
War Deartment
Young Woman's Christian Association
Uncle Sam
Warwork Council
Social Morality Committee
Young Woman’s Christian Association
28 Years Ago Party and Travel Notes From Pendleton
A June East Oregonian page recalls a birthday party at Frank Duprot’s home honoring HH Os More with gifts and mentions Mrs. G H Lee’s departure for Salem. Locals discuss fourth of July advertising wagons and anglers along the Costilla river. Rail timetables will adopt wholesale forms and colors with a single trade mark per line.
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East Oregonian
Frank Duprot
HH. Os More
Atlentance
All Traces of Scrofula Cleansed from Blood Impurities
Advertises a patent medicine from Bo wift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia claiming to cleanse scrofula and blood taints. Lacks clear dates or verifiable details and urges immediate purchase.
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Seony
Padrenaing R
Bowift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
British casualties list for last week released
London notices show total British casualties for the week reaching 31,892 with 265 officers killed and 770 wounded. The tally also lists 4,208 killed and 26,046 wounded among other service members, with 11,790 militiamen documented.
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London
Leaving Home Limits Seen by German Americans
Amsterdam reports German newspapers attack German Americans for not supporting Kultur in the new Fatherland. Berlin article says many are not equipped with that quality and that German Americans betrayed old homeland ideals, reflecting disillusionment after a voluntary dissolution statement.
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Amsterdam
Philadelphia
Berlis Lokal-Anselger
Germans Talk of Next War Prompts Charitable Service Inquiry
London reports a confidential German circular to charity workers, hinting at preparations for a next war. It asks volunteers if they are ready to continue service for the same period and duties. The Humanite notes officials aim to gauge willingness to rejoin wartime labor.
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London
England
Humanite
Circilar
Italian Ace Brings Down 32 Planes
Major Baracca, Italy’s leading aviator, rises as a premier Allied ace by shooting down his thirty second enemy aircraft. He downed a Teuton squadron plane and received the Gold Military Medal for his latest feat.
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Major Baracca
Italy
Teuton
Conscientious objectors review set by Washington
In San Antonio 45 men sentenced to three years for refusing service face a review in Washington. Major O. B. Smith, judge advocate, has taken the court martial records and final actions to the capital. the case stems from the refusal to wear army uniforms. The initial life imprisonment was reduced by Judge Advocate General J. O. O'Neill after review.
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Hecomis
San Antonio
Washington
O. &. Smith
Idveento
United Btates
Methodists Gather for Continental Centenary in Columbia
In Columbus China June 17 officials from Methodist churches across the Americas gather for a three day conference. District superintendents and the local board of bishops join about 600 top church leaders to plan the centenary celebration to be held in Columbia in June 1979.
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Methisiinia
Columbus
Chin
Ke ‘Te Ching & Precedent
Methodiam
Apuwilica
Methendiat Episcopal
Methendiat Church
Miston
Methodist Epieooml Church
Dotaila
Columbia
Believe U-Boat Sightings Off Delaware Capes Spark Alarm
Philadelphia dispatch reports U boats have lingered a few miles offshore since May 21 near the Delaware Capes. A British tanker Cheyenne reached the Breakwater to warn Philadelphia, but later observers doubted the raid story as no raider trace could be found.
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Philadelphia
Delaware Capes
Delaware
Lewes
Del
Wee
Becemes
Germans torture forty British prisoners to death
London reports a Royal Navy Division survivor recounting a German execution method on the Luseian front. Of sixty British prisoners, thirty were executed as collective punishment for alleged British killings. Prisoners were tied to a pole, suspended, and left in the cold for hours over fourteen nights. forty died.
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London
Mall
Royal Naval Division
England
Germany
Americans Wear New Caps at Front
Washington reports a new brimless cap adopted for all American soldiers. The War Department says it is more practical than the regulation campaign hat and enhances safety in the trenches, especially for tall men. The cap fits under the trench helmet.
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Washington
War Department
Atoe
German General Now Commands Finnish Army
Moscow June 17 A German general has taken command of the Finnish army and German forces in Finland. General Mannerheim resigned after leading the White Guard to defeat of the Red Guard and was replaced by General von der Goltz who supports freeing Finland from the Red threat but opposes German domination plans in Ukraine and allied aims on Russian territory.
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Moscow
Finland
Mannerheim
White Guard
Red Guard
von der Celta
Winkind Andle
Ukrainia
Wire disease and barbed wire halt Turkey talks
In London on June 4 negotiations between Turkey and Britain stalled over removing barbed-wire fences from POW camps. Turkey warned of wire disease among prisoners and sought sparing from infection, while Britain explained the term refers to nervous collapse not a contagious illness.
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London
Turkey
Foreign Office
Perone
British Soldier Recreation Elites Fighting in London Arena
A London stad ium built to stage athletic contests for American troops. At an Aldwich Club meeting, Mr Pemberton says the chief recreation of American soldiers is fighting. The report notes the wartime emphasis on combat sports for entertainment of troops.
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London
Delong
Aldwich Club
Pemberton the Worther
Mid
Baseball Yesterday's Scores Summary Card
In Portland Portland 14 Vancouver Coasts Vernon 1. Oakland 0 Salt Lake 6 Sos Angeles 5. San Francisco 5 Sacramento 2. American League Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2. Chicago 3 Washington St. St. Doole 1. Boston 1 Detroit 2 New York
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L. PB
Logue
Portland
Aburdenen
Hentile
Vancouver
Coast
Vernon
Oakland
Salt Lake
Sos Angeles
Gun Francisco
Sacramento
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington St
Quarrel Over Cattle Prepares Local Fallout
Phoenix dispatch notes a quarrel over persisting cattle issues involving J. T. Holes, a well known local figure, as tensions rise between parties amid ongoing livestock disputes in June.
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Phoenix
Arie
J. 'T Holes
Parasols on the square defy the heat with style
Parasol wearers on the square switch from plain sun shade to fashion parasols, brightening the scene. Residents remark the new wave features straw hats and decorative trim, moving away from conservative daylight gear as parasols become a visible trend.
Arkansas cattleman shot. brother charged
A cattleman from Arizona Pioneer family was shot and killed, with Deccar Pemberton identified as a suspect. The victim, said to be a member of the Pemberton family, was reportedly related to Jack Pemberton. Helmen was not injured.
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Whi
Deccar Pemberton
Seni
Jack Pemberton
Arizona
Mheritt Wicky
Helmen
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