British Routs German Lines Near Bullecourt and Messines
London June 15 British forces renewed attacks and captured further portions of the Hindenburg line northwest of Bullecourt after stiff German resistance with heavy casualties. The war office reports successful local advances from the Lys to the Warnave, gains of 600 to 1,000 yards along seven miles, and 150 prisoners along with one howitzer and seven machine guns. A raid north of Lens yielded many German casualties and a few captives.
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London
Hindenburg
Bullecourt
Messines
War Office
Lys
Warnave
Ypres-Comines Canal
Kleinfillebeke
Lens
Moreni Sunk by German Submarine With Four Dead
The American tank steamer Moreni was sunk June 12 after a two hour running fight with a German submarine. Four crew members died, including Brooklyn oiler Edward Cunningham and New Yorker G Cur ran Jr. The lifeboat survivors included two others wounded and treated by the submarine’s surgeon. The State Department supplied details of the naval action and casualties.
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Washington
Moreni
Edward Cunningham
Brooklyn
G. Curran, Jr
New York
E. Moustner
A. Geisen
State Department
Department of State
E. M
Frisby
British war gains tallied in Commons report
London reports in the House of Commons state that more than 100000 prisoners have been taken by the British on all fronts during the war. More than 500 guns have been captured and British forces have regained about 600 square miles of territory on the western front since July 7, 1916 as announced by James Ian McPherson, parliamentary secretary of the War Office.
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London
James Ian McPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Will War End This Year Look At This
A chaotic meditation on whether the war ends in 1917 cites a Pittsburgh Gazette Times claim using shared lifespans of leaders. It also briefly recounts a naval engagement where a submarine fired on a steamer, which burned after 150 shots and the crew abandoned ship into a fiery sea.
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Wilson
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
France
Wilson Moves to Pass Lever Food Bills Now
President Wilson directs Congress to act immediately on the Lever food bills granting power to regulate prices. He views the measures as essential and plans to push for passage before July 1 to curb speculative raises amid the harvest season. The move followed talks with Senator Martin and other party leaders as administration pursues swift action.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Martin
Fragmentary note hints at family concerns and local dispute
A confused clipping references a worried parent about a son's brutal tendencies, jokingly answered he will become a dentist. It also mentions a comment about Daisy Fly Killers, Fly Swatters and opposition to Fly Powder at Westerly Drug Store, indicating a chaotic local notice or ad fragment.
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the Lamb
Westerly Drug Store
Officials Swamped With Landslide Liberty Loan Response
Washington reports a massive oversubscription to the 2 000 000 000 Liberty loan as banks and officials struggle to tabulate returns. By nightfall nearly 3 000 000 citizens had bought bonds, with small investors driving the surge and officials cautious about unverified district totals.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Bill features aim to raise production and curb prices
Both House and Senate debate Lever bills with one proposing higher产 production and the other granting President Wilson, via food administrator Herbert Hoover, power to regulate prices.
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House
Senate
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
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