Eclipse Observers Hindered by Clouds at Denver
Astronomers from Yerkes and other observatories at the University of Denver Observatory faced heavy clouds during the total solar eclipse. Only a portion of the sun was visible at 6 05 p m as data collection focused on totality. Despite cloudiness, corona study and photographic work proceeded, with scientists hopeful for definitive results on solar atmosphere and sun distance.
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Denver
Tune
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
University of Denver Observatory
Herbert A. Howe
Denver University
3. A. Mitchell
Leander McCormick
University of Virginia
Naval Observatory
J. C. Aummona
Coc. Wyle
W. M. Conrad
So AL Mitchell
Biot L. G. Hoxton
Leander McCormick Observatory
University of
Mary Murray Hopkins
Harriet Bigelow
Smith College
George H. Peters
Edward D. Adams
Kenton Adams
New York
Howard Russell Butler
Princeton
P. W. Merrill
Bureau of Standards
Mexican Train Wreck Kills Sixty In Durango Raid
A delayed message from Durango reports 60 killed when bandits attacked a passenger train near Las Olas Tehuanes on May 27. Rail was removed, guards and passengers died in the fire after robbers took 60,000 pesos for Durango troops. Also notes raid on Valparaiso Zacatecas with 100 home guards killed and captives. Six Villa soldiers were captured and executed near Ojinaga.
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EL Paso
Tex
Las Olas
Durango
Tephuanes
Durango City
Valparaiso
Zacatecat
Home Guard
Villa
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Presidio
Texas
Bakery in Waterloo closed by federal order
The United States food administration based in Burlington orders the Waterloo bakery in Waterloo, La, to shut for five days starting June 1 as a penalty for violation of ford laws.
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Burlington
United States Food Administration of
Tawa
Waterloo
Ford
Germans Fight to Hold Marne Line at Salient Tip
In France the Marne battle sees Germans on the defensive at the salient’s tip near Chateau-Thierry as American and French troops press advances. British forces operate on the wedge’s far side while Allied attacks reclaim ground, with German artillery active along multiple sectors and renewed efforts near St. Mihiel and Verdun.
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Teutons
Chateau-Thierry
Rheims
Paris
France
Noyvon
Mont Didier
St. Quentin
Noyon
Amiens
Verdun
Woevre
St. Mihiel
Bar-Le-Duc
Flanders
Aisne
Locre
Ypres
Macedonia
British Bring Down Twelve Enemy Planes
London reports aerial operations on June 7 with extensive observation and photography. British bombers dropped 24 tons on railway junctions, airdromes, and dumps beyond German lines, claiming twelve enemy planes shot down and several driven down out of control, with three British aircraft lost. no flights possible June 7-8 night.
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London
Governor grants reprieve to Earl Dear for appeal
Chicago June 9 Governor Lowden issues reprieve delaying Earl Dear’s June 21 execution for the murder of Rudolph Wolf on January 18. The stay runs until July 12 to allow an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Chicago
Lowden
Earl Dear
Rudolph Wolf
Iin S Supreme Court
British Press Report On Voormezeele Advance By AP
British troops in France conducted a well planned attack west of Voormezeele and captured a strong enemy position. The minor operation improved the allied line in a sector subjected to ongoing thrusts since Von Hindenburg’s offensive began in Flanders. About fifty prisoners were taken.
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Associated Press
France
Voormezeele
von Hindenburg
Flanders
Final decisions on wage cases set for next Wednesday
Washington reports the National War Labor Board will render final decisions in Bethlehem Steel workers and Postal Telegraph employees wage cases in Chicago next Wednesday. Steel workers were denied the right to organize and bargain collectively. Postal employees claim retaliation for union membership in the Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
Postal Telegraph Company
National War Labor Board
Chicago
Postal Company
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
American Regiments Mentioned by German HQ In Front Line Report
Berlin dispatch summarizes German headquarters notes on Chateau-Thierry and Ardre actions with "unimportant gains" claimed. It cites renewed enemy attacks, heavy losses for both sides, and mentions the term American regiment for the first time in the western front reports. Paris says German counter-attacks near Chezy and Desimard failed. Haig notes trench raids south of Arras and minor captures by French forces east of Dickebusch lake with seven prisoners taken.
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London
Chateau- Thierry
Ardre River
General Headquarters
Rupprecht
Chateau-Thierry
Ardre
Western Front
Cantigny
Paris
Chezy
Desimard
War Office
Haneard- En-Santerre
Oise
Aisne
Veuilly-La-Poterie
Bussiares
Eloup
Chezey
Delmard
Marshal Haig
Traig
Arras
Dickebusch Lake
Prisorere
Merchant Marine Growth Revealed Growth in US merchant fleet shown in five months
Washington reports from the commerce department that in January through May this year 629 vessels totaling 687,055 gross tons were built and numbered. The fleet now nears 10,000,000 gross tons, with steady monthly gains and a ranking second to Britain.
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Department of Commerce
Buureau of Navigation
United States
Army
Navy
Atlantic
Caribbean
Pacific
Great Britain
Shipping Board
Lively Artillery Duels Hit Toul Front in France
On June 8 the American Army reports heavy German artillery fire beginning at eight in the morning and continuing through the day along the Toul line. The Luneville sector remained quiet with no other notable activity reported.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
Luneville
Telegraphers pledge fealty to war effort nationwide
Several thousand telegraphers at Western Union in Chicago Seattle and Spokane wired President Wilson vowing not to disrupt wartime service. They deplored strike agitation and pledged loyalty to the government amid a labor dispute over union organizers and job actions. J Konenkamp heads the Commercial Telegraphers union and had warned of a strike due to Western Union resisting the national war labor board. About 3000 Chicago operators said they were not guided by any labor leaders and rejected the implication they would back a strike.
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Washington
Western Uuion Telegraph Company
Chicago
Seattle
Spokane
Wilson
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union Company
National War Labor Board
Floyd Gibbons Wounded In Picardy During Night Fight
Floyd Gibbons of the Chicago Tribune was wounded in the arm and left eye while observing last night’s fighting in Picardy. An enemy machine gun forced him and two officers to wait three hours in darkness before escape. The eye was removed this morning and Americans consolidated their positions.
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Picardy
Fritz
Floyd Gibbons
The
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Gibbons
Four Hundred Killed Near Jassy Romania
The Associated Press reports that on May 30 an explosion of munitions near Jassy Romania killed four hundred people. A June 7 Amsterdam dispatch added that sixty died and another hundred were injured in a fire and explosions at a Ukrainian munitions depot at Smerinetz west of the Lavra river. Jassy lies about ten miles from the Ukrainian border.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Jassy
Amsterdam
Smerinetz
Lavra River
Senator New Makes Successful Flight to Dayton
United States Senator Harry S. New of Indiana flew from the Indianapolis speedway to Dayton, Ohio in one hour aboard a Curtis bi-plane with a Liberty engine. The flight, piloted by Caleb Bragg of Dayton aviation field, arrived safely, as reported by Mrs. New.
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Indianapolis
United States
Harry S. New
Indiana
Indianapolis Speedway
Dayton
Ohio
Government to contract concrete ships for transport needs
Washington, June 9 The Shipping Board says the concrete ship has moved from experiment to practicality and plans to build concrete vessels across five government branches. Chairman Hurley will award contracts for two more ships, adding to the 13 already set, totaling 298,500 tons ordered. Most ships will be 7,500 ton tankers.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Hurley
Raider Near Atlantic Port Report From Wireless Message
A British Trans Atlantic steamer arriving Saturday night said a wireless message had come from an Anchor Line steamer 800 miles off the New England coast last Wednesday stating a submarine was nearby. The steamer headed for port. It was not known if the Anchor liner was attacked.
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Atlantic
New England
American Steamer Fends Off Submarine Menace For Week
An American steamship, with 59 aboard including many women and children, raced for a week to evade German U boats after detecting danger in the West Indies route. The captain zigzagged to gain speed, lifeboats were prepped, and crew endured 72 hours of wakeful watch. Passengers praised officers and the bravery of the women.
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Atlantic
West Indies
U. S
Harpathian
A. J. Canyon
Philadelphia
Frank P. Gilroy
Denver
Water recedes as Iowa flood damages tally rise
Reports from Cedar Rapids and Tama to Iowa City say the crest of the Iowa River flood has passed, with damage estimates reaching multi millions. Farmland across 24 miles near Montour to Belle Plaine flooded, corn crops destroyed, buckwheat planned. Coralville bridge damage hinders rail traffic. Iowa City loses ice and light plant figures around $50,000 and $10,600 respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Louisa County
Tama
Chelsea
Belle, Plaine
Marengo
Amana
Cou Falls
Iowa City
Montour
Belle Plaine
Coralville
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Saloon Influence Uneven Across Age Groups in Study
Springfield mass June 9 A report by C C Robinson of New York to a YMCA conference finds saloons do not attract younger men aged 17 to 24 or single men as much as married men. He notes higher idealism and courting time push young men away from bars, with saloon popularity peaking around ages 35 to 45.
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Springfield
Mass
C. C. Robinson
New York
Association of Employed Officers
Young Men’s Christian Association
Robinson
Fulso
Opposition to Higher Rank for Marine Officers
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Committee he does not approve the Senate amendment granting lieutenant general to the Marine Corps commandant and major general to the corps staff. He cited no military need for increased ranks, noting merit but opposing the change as the bill moves to conference.
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Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
Senate
Navy
Marine Corps
Nebraska Purging Her Faculty Staff
The University of Nebraska board of regents completed an inquiry into charges by the state council of defense that some instructors were not aggressively American in their attitude on the war. Final arguments will be held next Monday. Exonerations were given for E. L. Hinman John P. Henning A. E. Sheldon A. D. Schrag Mary Fossler and Annis Chikin. Remaining cases include IT. K. Wolfe E. Persinger G. W. A. Luckey L. E. Aylesworth L. B. Tuckerman Henry Blumberg H. W. Caldwell Erwin Reot and Paul E. Gruneman.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
State Council of Defense
E. L. Hinman
John P. Henning
A. E. Sheldon
A. D. Schrag
Mary Fossler
Annis Chikin
Nebraska Alumni Association
IT. K. Wolfe
Double Launching of Destroyers Saturday
Two American destroyers the Ramsey and Hopewell were launched Saturday at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Virginia. Earlier on May 11 Breeze and Gamble were launched simultaneously at the same yard, marking the second double launchings there within a month.
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Washington
Ramsey
Hopewell
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Navy Department
Breeze
German Emperor Praises Giant Deeds of Troops
Amsterdam reports the German Emperor lauding his brave troops, pledging 50,000 marks to the Ludendorff fund for disabled soldiers. He speaks of soldier sufferings borne with manly resolve and the Fatherland’s honor, noting insights into the wounded warrior’s life.
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Amsterdam
Ludendorff Fund
Woman Doctor First for Camp Grant Service Rank
Dr. Isabelle Gray of St. Louis is reported as the first woman admitted to army service with officer status and will serve as an anesthetist at Camp Grant base hospital under Division Surgeon James M. Phalen. She joined April 22, has four years of medical practice, and holds first lieutenant standing but cannot wear insignia due to War Department rules, while drawing his salary.
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Camp Grant
Rockford
Isabelle Gray
St. Louis
James M. Phalen
United States Army
War Department
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