No Fighting Soon For U. S. Soldiers
Washington reports lack immediate Pershing dispatches on the landing in France and details of when American troops will enter the front line. Navy and allied officials wait for convoy commander's report as the force prepares for acclimation and ongoing supply.
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Washington
Pershing
France
War Department
Navy Department
Tropics
Mexican
United States
General Pershing
Marshal Joffre
Col Compere Ties To Napoleonic General In Paris
Little Rock June 29 Col E L Compere recently appointed to command the Third Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry received a letter from a relative claiming an ancestor was Gen Compere who served under Napoleon The general s name is carved on a triumphal arch in Paris
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Little Rock
E. L. Compere
Arkansas Infantry
Compere
Napoleon
Paris
Gen Leonard Wood to Speak in Little Rock Tomorrow
Gen Leonard Wood commanding the Southwestern Department visits Little Rock on Saturday to inspect the Twelfth Division camp site. A parade precedes his address from the state capitol steps around 8 oclock, with about ten thousand in line. Gov Brough cancels Memphis engagement to stay for Wood.
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Little Rock
Leonard Wood
Southwestern
State Capitol
Brough
Memphis
General Wood
Nevada’s Oldest Resident Frances Mouser Dies
Mrs. Frances Mouser aged 9 years and 6 months died at her home in Mt. Moriah after a brief illness attributed to extreme old age. She was the county’s oldest resident, with interment at Mt. Moriah around 3:50 pm. Survived by son J. W. East and daughters Mrs. Maggie Bennett and Mrs. Sarah Reese, all of Nevada county.
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Frances Mouser
Mt. Moriah
Prescott Home Guards selects drill-listed members for July 4 exhibition
At a Prescott meeting officers chose members with gun drill progress for July 4. With 75 guns, eligibility favors those who have attended regularly. Friday and Monday drills are mandatory to keep list valid. Remaining members to parade, drill nights set, and bugler J. T. Burns appointed.
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Prescott Home Guards
Willingham
Wilson
Mark Blakely
W. D. Burdine
H. T
J. M. Stripling
C. L. Green
Lee Montgomery
T. G. Moody
Louis Hines
Almer Stripling
Fred Litton
Joe Bailey
W. V. Tompkins
P. C. Dickey
Hooper McCain
Jim Pennix
D. L. Dillard
Watson Porter
Harold White
W. K. Gresham
H. F. Helton
L. ©. Steele
Theo Elgin
Edmond Logan
R. W. Tharp
Bernie Buchanan
Will Waller
Bernie Blakely
Jim Barnes
T. W. Weaver
Watson Franks
Jeff Livingston
J. A. White
H. C. Coup
Carl Vickers
M. D. Walthall
L. Suckle
J. Suckle
Dale Denman
Guthrie
Home Guard
Court House
J. T. Burns
Labor Commissioner Inspects Plants in Little Rock
The state labor commissioner and deputies toured industrial plants in Little Rock on June 29 to remove dangers from missing safety appliances. They report most proprietors and managers cooperate with the laws and will correct any deficiencies pointed out.
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Little Rock
Canadians Storm Front Line Near Avion Lens
Canadian troops attacked along a two mile front and seized the German front line before Avion near Lens under artillery cover. Forces from British Columbia Manitoba Ontario and Nova Scotia pressed toward Leauvette and Lens Arras road taking prisoners while German dugouts held by the Prussian Guards and Fifth Guard Grenadiers yielded few surrendering. Canadian heavies engaged counter artillery as planes reported few Germans at dawn and fields yielded the first 1917 cotton bloom.
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France
Avion
Lens
Leauvette
Souchez
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Nova
Fifth Guard Grenadiers
Grenadiers
Cross Roads
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U. S
Col. Compere
London
Conn
Nevada
Hesterly Drug Store
Bank of Prescott
Prescott
Arkansas
Labor Commissioner
W. A. Barker
Laneburg
Vas
Ozan Mercantile Company
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