American Troops Hold Key Positions in Marne Battle
June 1 report from Paris says American forces reach useful positions amid a vigorous German river crossing attempt at the Marne. Allied counterattacks drive back German masses near Soissons Chaudun Verzy as Verneuil and Dormans Rheims corridors see fierce fighting. hundreds of Germans captured as the battle line holds.
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FRANCE
Associated Press
River
Marne
volunteers army
ceive
River PARIS
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Saissons
Chaudun- Verzy
war office
Verneuil
Dormans
Rheims
Denied Citizenship To Nephew Of Hindenburg In Leavenworth
Frederick Newshufer testified at a district court naturalization hearing that his family name is von Hindenburg and that he is nephew of Pietd Marshal von Hindenburg. He was refused full citizenship papers and is a first class private in the disciplinary barracks hospital corps.
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LEAVENWORTH
Kas
Frederick Newshufer
von Hindenburg
Pietd Marshal von Hindenburg
rman
Frederick Wiliam von Hindenburg
Paul Frederick von Hindenburg
Street Car Strike Settled in Cedar Rapids Referendum Plan
Cedar Rapids June 31 employees of the Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway will not strike today as planned. Labor leaders and company officials reached an agreement to settle the strike by referendum endorsement of a six cent hourly raise and a six percent return on investment. The city council will appoint a committee to study the service at cost, report, then pass an ordinance and submit the proposition to the people under the referendum use of the commission plan of government.
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CEDAR RAPIDS
Objectors for Conscience Sake in U S Draft
Reported figures show about one in 2000 draftees claiming conscientious objection among 1,300,000 men called for military service under the draft. Officials say the ratio will drop as boards of inquiry assess cases. President's administration weighs new guidance on conscientious objectors.
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WASHINGTON
Jidiclals
board of inquiry
tos Beinte’ eneh
Russian reports on American POW camps in Tuchel West Prussia
A Russian source, possibly Swiss or Spaniard, states he visited Tuchel camp and learned American prisoners were mistreated. He says eight Americans, captured months earlier, were hungry for bread, forced to stand, housed in damp huts, and insulted by Germans. Some prisoners were hospitalised. consular access was rare.
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Ger
Mecow
Tuchel
West Prussia
America
Rock Island Men Return to Work After Conference
After a three hour meeting with railroad officials in Rock Island, union reps of the Silvis shopmen on the Rock Island road agreed that 2000 striking workers should return to their jobs immediately while wage differences are settled.
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ROCK ISLAND, II
railroad administration
Rock Island
Silvis
Rock Island road
Draft Registrants Called From Thirty-Six States
A June 1 notice from Provost Marshall General Crowder calls 24,074 draft registrants with grammar school education to be sent to special training schools. The men will be drawn from thirty six states nationwide for training programs.
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WASHINGTON
Charles W Fairbanks Suffers Relapse In Indianapolis
Charles W Fairbanks fell seriously ill during the night and suffered a relapse, announced at his home in Indianapolis. He showed some improvement the following morning.
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CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS
INDIANAPOLIS
General March Says Californians First to Stop German Advance
Washington June Generals and Senate Military Committee members heard Acting Chief of Staff General March report the German advance toward Paris is rapid and dangerous, with Germans within 45 miles of Paris. Gas shell use and improved tactics blamed for Allied retreats as the war council notes heavy German success since the offensive began last Monday.
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WASHINGTON
ofa
senate
war ‘department
arch
Paris
walters
war council
Page
Torpedo sinks American troop transport President Lincoln
London reports the American troop transport President Lincoln torpedoed by a German submarine in a naval war zone. The ship sank in about thirty minutes while returning to the United States. only crew and a few convalescent soldiers were aboard. Red Cross and navy notified. survivors unlikely landed in the United Kingdom.
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LONDON
President Lincoln
naval war zone
homeland
fDestroyers
United States
Red Cross
navy
United Kingdom
Air raids by Allies demoralize Germans in new reports
Washington reports say Allied air raids on German towns have a greater demoralizing effect on the population than previously described. In Philadelphia, twenty one universities and colleges competed on Franklin field in the preliminary events of the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association track and field championships, with finals set for tomorrow and thirteen standard events listed.
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WASHINGTON
state department
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin field
Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of Americans
Distinguished Service Cross Awarded to Harriman for Valor
Second Lieutenant Harriman received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary bravery in action in France. Though twice wounded, he continued to lead his platoon, halted enemy advances, and inspired men under heavy fire, earning the admiration of his unit.
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FRANCE
Lyn
He Harriman
Harriman
parbellef
Ten-Year Sentence For Mrs Stokes In Espionage Case
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes of New York was sentenced to ten years in the Missouri state penitentiary on each of three counts of an espionage indictment. The judge ordered the sentences to run consecutively with no fine. Motions for new trial and arrest of judgment were overruled.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo
Hawaii National Guard Called to Colors
President Wilson called Hawaii National Guard units and medical personnel into federal service. Beginning today the first and second regiments enter the national guard, discharged from militia and subject to regular army laws and regulations. Malcolm Dald of Boston area division retires to obtain new appointment.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
military service
United States
national guard
Hawaii
Former Nevada Governor Oddie Announces Candidacy for Governor
Tasker L. Oddie, who governed Nevada from 1911 to 1915, declared this afternoon that he will enter the August Republican primary for the governorship. He emphasized war efforts, a dry state, and economy in state administration.
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Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
ano
Oddie
German Plane Downed by American Forces in France
An American air unit in France claimed to have shot down a German aircraft near St. Michiel in the Toul sector as part of a morning aerial engagement. Reports note the enemy plane began to fall after a burst of bullets from the American fighter.
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Campbell
Lieut
sali
AMERICA ARMY
FRANCE
Associated Press
phat
ant aur
battle
ainsing
St. Michiel
Toul
American Aviator Reported Taken by Germans
Dispatches describe a prisoner of war situation with an American aviator captured by German forces during air operations. The fragment references Detroit and a Thursday aerial event in the northwest region, but the text is fragmented and uncertain.
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PRANG
vWas
Avilgred' Ve Gasigrain
Detroit
Italy Expected as Austrian Offensive Near
An Italian high official told the Associated Press that the Austrian offensive, long foreshadowed by the meeting of the German and Austrian emperors, is imminent and likely to break violently. The front shows active local actions at both extremities, while Italian forces claim to be thoroughly prepared with up to date war material.
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Associated Press
Associated ‘Press
Taly
Pullman rate advance to be made soon
In line with fare increases to three cents a mile the Pullman Company will raise the sleeping berth overnight rate from 1.50 to 2.00 dollars. Other Pullman rates remain largely unchanged. Also Washington names new textile chief John W. Chiengs appointed head of the newly created textile industries board.
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PULLMAN
WASHINGTON
Pullman Company
E—Johns W. it. al. Chiengs
textile’ industries board
Paris Air Raids and Nightfall Sounds Reported
Fragmentary wartime notes describe air raid warnings over Paris and French responses. Confusing OCR suggests alarms, lookout posts, and distant artillery with noises like motors and cloaks, all dated to late night. The fragment preserves a tense, chaotic atmosphere of siege conditions.
Washoe and Carson Men Wounded in France
Jus tius Ceresola of Wadsworth and Dan Arratabel of Carson listed among Washoe and Ormsby county men wounded seriously in General Pershing's casualty list. Ceresola 21, ranching background, registered from Wadsworth. Arratabel born Sept 20, 1895, resided with parents, went to Camp Lewis, exemption denied on vocational grounds.
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Pershing
Justius Ceresola
Wadsworth
Dan ‘Avratabel
Carson
s ‘Arratabel
Dan
Government plans to store every grain for future need
June 1 Herbert Hoover, U S food administrator, cited ancient Egypt and Joseph in urging New York to store every possible kernel from the upcoming wheat harvest. He said the government intends to place in storage every grain that can be saved to guard against famine.
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NEW YORK
Pharsah
Egypt
Joseph
ihrouth
Herbert Hoover
United States
federal food board for
Germans Use Artillery Against Peasant Force
Dispatches from the Petrograd telegraph bureau report German artillery fire against a peasant uprising in Ukraine. Rebels are said to burn forests destroy crops and refuse to surrender agricultural implements as the conflict escalates.
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WASHINGTON
Geremans
Ukraine
Petrograd
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