Riots and Disorder Sweep Bohemia Amid Uprising
London dispatch reports escalating unrest across Bohemia with riots resembling 1848 revolts. Crowds set fire to barracks and city hall in Chozen, eight officers killed, flags changed at Kolin, vandalism at Tabor and Olmutz, and German newspapers sacked in Prague.
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Bohemia
Vienna
Chozen
Kolin
Tabor
Olmutz
Moravia
Prague
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Neueste Nachrichten
Stuttgart Neueste Nachrichten
Rock Island shop men strike over wage demand at Silvis
June 1 1920 Rock Island shop workers in Silvis Ill walk out at noon demanding a 75 cent an hour minimum and 1.5 overtime on an 8 four basis. They reject a 55 cent wage floor and appeal to Washington as railroad administration officials seek to persuade workers to return.
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John P. Kane
Omaha
John McManamy
Chicago
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Silvis
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Rock Island
McAdoo
Moline
Rock Island Road
Mullinix
House Makes Record on Army Budget Bill
Washington June 1 The House passed the largest annual army appropriation bill in history totaling 12 041 682 000 with authority to draft and mobilize to France. It provides for an army of three million and allocates 6 315 135 000 for quartermaster, 3 396 000 000 for ordnance, 1 028 000 000 for engineers, 990 250 821 for aviation and 267 000 000 for medical corps. An anti stop watch provision and a ban on cost plus contracts were approved. Debates included criticism of optimistic overseas figures. Caldwell predicted the million mark by July 4.
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Senate
France
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance
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Medical Corps
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Kansas
Longworth
Ohio
Lewis
Tilingis
Chicago
Europe
Caldwell
New York
Call 280000 Men 10 Colors During June
Washington reports an official call for 280,000 men to the colors in June with reports due June 24. Details on camps and apportionment remain withheld while quotas reflect space in camps and cantonments. If troop shipments rise, more men may be called to meet the target.
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Washington
Cadet Aviator Killed On Alabama Field
Montgomery report says 24 year old cadet aviator Geo H Coske died after his plane nose dived on Taylor Field Friday afternoon. The accident occurred about 200 feet from the takeoff area as observers watched in shock. Authorities withheld further details pending investigation.
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Nhil
Plese Felb
German Loss On March 31 Was 664,104
New York June 1. On April 27 the German general staff could not detail losses from the March 21 offensive. Gen Von Wiegberg said up to March 31 664,104 men were taken prisoner or missing, with 326,000 in France, 119,000 in England, 157,000 in Russia and Romania, and about 152,000 presumed dead.
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von Wiieberg
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Rumania
Transport Lincoln Torpedoed on Homeward Voyage
Washington reports the loss of the homeward bound transport President Lincoln torpedoed at 10:40 AM Friday and sunk an hour later. Casualties not specified, officials expect only a few killed or injured. The ship, formerly a Hamburg American Line passenger steamer, was seized by the United States at war declaration.
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President Lincoln
Sims
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Hamburg American Line
United States
Advance and Miles Along the Ailette
Allied forces under heavy pressure near the Ailette as German troops press on the western wing. Germans gain nearly five miles, seizing territory from Vareses to Epagny while French and allied forces, including a French division, show heroism and tenacity in counterattacks near Soissons.
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Associated Press
France
Ailette
Vareses
Oise
Blerencourt
Epagny
Soissons
Fight War to Finish Lowden 10 Attorneys Fight War to Finish
Chicago June 1 Governor Lowden urged the nation to win the war despite France and England threats speaking at the Illinois State Bar association annual meeting. He praised 326 lawyers who joined active service and unfurled a service flag to hang in the state supreme court chambers. He called for a national war budget and a decisive victory to crush the monstrous doctrines threatening the world.
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England
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State Supreme Court
Springfield
Danish Churches in Cedar Falls to Close for English Use
Trustees of Danish churches in Cedar Falls Waterloo and Fredsville vote to close services Sunday in support of Governor Harding's English only directive. Many older members do not understand English, prompting the move as a loyalty measure to observe the recommendation.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Waterloo
Fredsville
Harding
Kronstadt forts report seized and fortified by Germans
London dispatch cites Pravd with news that German forces have captured and fortified several Kronstadt forts, signaling a shift in naval defenses. The Petrograd account notes the Baltic stronghold’s strategic importance amid ongoing tension in the region.
Germans Carry War 10 Field Hospitals in France
May 31 report details a German air raid on a Canadian field hospital in France under the British Army. At 12:30 am a wing housing an American medical officer was destroyed. many were buried in bricks and timber as the wing burned. Firefighters and local helpers saved others while rescuers battled the blaze amid a desperate scene, with several medical staff among the victims.
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Associated Press
France
James S Clarkson Dies in New Jersey at 76
Newark N J June 1 James S Clarkson longtime Republican national executive committee member and surveyor of customs of New York 1902 1910 died Friday at his brother H R Clarkson home Sleepy Hollow farm Tarrytown N Y He was born in Brookville Ind and earlier operated Underground Railroad stations during the Civil War Later he edited Iowa State Register Des Moines and chaired the Iowa Republican state committee 1869 71 He was assistant postmaster general in 1889 90 a Republican convention delegate at large 1876 1896 and president of the Republican League 1801 and 1892
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N. J
James S. Clarkson
Republican National Executive Committee
New York
H. R. Clarkson
Mr. Clarkson
Sleepy Hollow Farm
Tarrytown
N.Y
Brookville
Ind
Underground Railway
Canada
Clarkson
Iowa State Register
Des Moines
Iowa
Republican State Committee
Republican League of the United States
Germans Reach Marne as Allied Lines Waver
German forces push south toward the Marne river near Fere-En-Tardenois while French and British troops slow the advance. The drive also widens along the Ailette and threatens Rheims. Foch reserves remain intact as Americans fight in Picardy and Toul sectors amid air raids on hospitals.
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Fere-En-Tardenois
Paris
Ailette
Rheims
Greek Troops Take Prisoners And Loot On Struma Front
Greek forces supported by French artillery captured strong enemy positions at Sraka Di Legen on the Struma front. More than 1,500 German and Bulgarian prisoners were taken, including 33 officers, along with a large quantity of war materials and equipment.
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London
Saloniki
Sraka di Legen
Struma
Berlin Says 45 000 Taken In Drive And 400 Guns
Berlin reports via London on June 1 that more than 45 000 prisoners and well over 400 guns have been taken by Germany, with thousands of machine guns seized. Between March 21 and April 5, German records say 90 000 British and French prisoners were captured at Cambrai, and over 1,300 guns were taken. Reports note favorable progress on a front from Noyon to west of Rheims, and discuss battles near Rheims and the Marne.
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Picardy
Toule
Cantigny
Toul
Berlin
London
Cambrai
War Office
Noyon
Rheims
Haig
Germans Outnumber Allies In Maine Front Crisis
London dispatchs report British staff warn the German offensive on the western front has pushed toward Chateau Thierry Dormans and reached the Marne right bank over ten miles. Soissons and Rheims areas are under strain as German reserves pour in, threatening Paris while Allies resist near Rheims and Soissons, with British and French forces battered but holding. The note cites a 26 mile four day advance and cautions the outcome hinges on German reserve use and Allied counter moves.
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Soissons
Rheims
Salient
Paris
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Marne River
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Charteres
Jaulgonne
War Office
London
Associated Press
Western Front
Dormans
Noyon
Davys
Bermericourt
Luelly
Raid on German Front At Woevre Reported
Washington June 1 A successful American raid in the Woevre sector destroyed the enemy's advanced positions and inflicted losses in killed wounded and prisoners according to Gen Pershing's evening communique The dispatch notes the raid was carried out Friday morning by American troops with detachments destroying positions and raiding parties taking casualties and prisoners Early in the day our aviators shot down a hostile machine in Lorraine artillery fighting has diminished no other sectors report activity
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Washington
Woevre
Pershing
Lorraine
Army Bulletin Reports Cantigny Fight and Valor
Washington June 1 The War Department releases Gen Pershing's communique detailing German attempts to downplay American troops at Cantigny. It notes heavy German counterattacks May 29 with tanks, heavy enemy losses, and 240 prisoners. Also May 30 First Lieut William D Meyering receives the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a platoon under fire and walking wounded through a barrage after being wounded, losing his right hand.
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Washington
Cantigny
Pershing
War Department
Germany
Wm. D. Meyering
Meyering
Aril
Lieut
Mevering
Front-line Struggles and German Troop Deployments
The article discusses vulnerable points and limited Allied footways north of the Somme, noting that high command is not to blame when Allied positions are unfavorable. It cites British headquarters consent for sending three tired divisions to exposed areas, and emphasizes supply bases, communications, and fresh German reserves. It also argues the German attack has not been as severe as others, offering room to maneuver and potential retreats, while estimating about 45 German divisions involved, with 29 identified.
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Somme
High Command
General Crozier returns to Washington for extended stay
General Crozier chief of ordnance and a member of Secretary Baker's war council returned to Washington Friday for an extended stay to observe the hand problems there and coordinate observations with officials.
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