Italians Repel Austro Hungarian Piave River Offensive
Rome reports since the start of the Austro Hungarian attack on the Italian front 9 011 prisoners have been taken. Allied forces including British and French units hold Asiago Montello Grappa fronts and repulse renewed river crossings from San Andrea to Candela. The Italian war office says heavy fighting continues along the Piave with ongoing artillery pressure and prisoner captures.
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Rome
Italian War Office
Piave
San Andrea
Candela
Fossetta
Capo Sile
Montello
Italy
Plumer
Asingo
Asiago
Grappa
Candela and Fossalta Halt Enemy Impulse in Ground Fight
Candela and Fossalta led the defense of our troops and checked the enemy’s advance as infantry countered and broke the assault on the line. The action emphasizes steadfast frontline combat and delaying tactics under fire.
Arkansas Supreme Court Adjourning For Summer
The Arkansas Supreme Court will adjourn for the summer on Monday, July 8, as it continues to tackle a heavy docket. Officials say congestion remains high and voters may be asked to approve a constitutional amendment to expand the court’s size.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Machine Company Opens Recruiting Office at Old State House
The Machine Company of the Fourth Arkansas regiment opened a recruiting office on the lawn of the Old State House in Little Rock on June 19. Large and small tents are set up, offering recruits a preview of army life before enlistment as the company roster nears completion.
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Little Rock
Fourth Arkansas Regiment
Old State House
Federal employees indicted in graft probe over duplicate ship repair bill
Four men linked to war and navy offices face indictments for trying to double bill the government for 187000 in Morse Dry Dock repairs to the vessel Canandaigua. Clyde C. Waltman and Mowery tested the scheme, while Waltman’s brother and a Virginia businessman were also named. The duplicate bill was returned, and the original later disappeared from files before arrest.
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Washington
War and
Navy Departments
Department of Justice
Clyde C. Waltman
Navy Department
Bureau of Supplies
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company
New York
Canandauga
DANGERS OF COSTIVENESS AND CATHARTIC REMEDY
Dangers of costiveness include auto intoxication headache lassitude irritability blues sallowness blotches and later piles ulceration of bowels paralysis or nervous prostration if neglected. Best remedy Foley Cathartic Tablets praised for reliable action without harming the stomach, no habit forming element, from Hesterly Drug Store. Samuel Gompers quote on saving for the future and freedom.
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Hesterly Drug Store
Legislative committees of state bankers meet in Little Rock
In Little Rock on June 19 the legislative committees of Arkansas State Banking Association groups gather in the State Bank Commissioner John M. Davis's office to elect delegates for a St. Louis meeting. A national state bank association will be formed to unify state banking laws with Arkansas aiming to send its strongest men to shape the organization.
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Little Rock
Arkansas State Banking Association
John M. Davis
St. Louis
National Association of State Banks
Arkansas
Convention to convene July first in Little Rock
June 19 report states Secretary of State Terral tightens plans for the constitutional convention. Delegates will reconvene on July first and debate until a proposed new constitution is ready for voters, a process expected to last about two months. W. S. 5 pledges support for liberty and justice.
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Little Rock
Terral
Germans Repulsed After Bloody Rheims Assault
French and German forces clashed around Rheims as 40 000 German troops attacked from Vrigny to Sillery. The French defense held firm, inflicting heavy losses and preventing any breakthrough in a costly bombardment with high explosives and gas shells. By noon the attack was effectively a German defeat with prisoners taken and no initial success for the assault.
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France
Rheims
Vrigny
Ornes
Compeigne
Sillery
Will Curtail Use of Ice Cream at Picnics
Little Rock reports a summer shortage of ice due to sugar and ammonia constraints. Ice cream may be omitted from many picnics as ice cream powder imports lag. The notice urges wartime thrift and asks the public to buy War Savings Stamps to aid the war effort.
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Little Rock
Army
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Monte Belluno
State Supreme Court
Machine Company
Eaglings
Bank of Prescott
Escot
War and Navy Departments
Samuel Gompers
Liberty
Justice
Dr. Scholl
Ozan Mercantile Co
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