Americans Attack Belleau Wood Push Clears German Line
In France on the Marne front American forces extended their area in Belleau Wood after a 13 hour artillery barrage. By nine or ten this morning 215 prisoners were counted alongside machine guns and other loot, with more expected. Fierce hand to hand fighting occurred as Germans were driven from sunken roads and tree positions. Americans hold nearly all key positions in the sector, most prisoners from the 247th division. The Germans attempted gas attacks but were not stopped.
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FRANCE
Associated Press
Invan
Marne
Belleau wood
Bertleau wood
U. S. Holds Wood
Belleaun
Diermins
Amencan
Shipping Told of Danger on Atlantic Area
Washington June 26 The Navy Department announced that shipping east of Longitude 40 between Cape Race and Bermuda has been warned of enemy activity. The government issued the warning yesterday evening and a report of a German raider in that vicinity was received by an incoming steamer at an American port yesterday.
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WASHINGTON
Cape Race
Bermuda
navy department
Tax unused land proposal to raise national revenue
Washington reports the house ways and means committee heard wartime style proposals on taxing unused land to boost productive power and revenue. Former Representative William Kent of California urged a high income tax to drive non-productive individuals and resources into useful work, advocating aggressive borrowing and financial policy shifts.
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WASHINGTON
house
William Kent
California
Kent
Irkutsk Captured by Czecho-Slovaks Under Alexieff
Berlin advices received in Copenhagen report Irkutsk in Siberia has fallen to Czecho-Slovak troops commanded by Gen. Alexieff, the former Russian commander in chief, according to Exchange Telegraph dispatches.
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LONDON
Irkutsk
Siberia
Alexieff
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Gen
Exisar Not Dead Despite All Rumors
London June 26 There is no foundation for rumors that Nicholas Romanoff former emperor has been assassinated says an Exchange Telegraph disputed from Moscow dated June 21 A Copenhagen Stockholm telegraph quotes the Russian newspaper Vjietmut sayme that red guards killed the former emperor at his residence in Wkatersburg where he was moved recently from Toabolsk A dispatch from German sources last week said he had been removed to Moscow for safekeeping.
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LONDON
Nicholas Romanoff
Moscow
Copenhagen
Stockholm
VJiemts sayme
Wkatersburg
Toabolsk
Rent profiteering prohibited by government action
Washington June 26 ship workers face eviction threats from landlords demanding high rents. Government warnings say profiteering will be tackled by authorities. A M Taylor, head of transportation and housing for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, told Maj J W Lawson that many Wilmington employees were ordered to move today unless agreeing to rent increases.
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WASHINGTON
A.M. Taylor
emergency fleet corporation
Maj
J. W. Lawson
Wilmington
Del
May submarine losses announced by navy and senator
Washington reports Allied and neutral shipping sunk by German submarines in May totalled 33 629 gross tons. The Navy Department and Senator Beckham of Kentucky announced the figures today in the Senate.
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WASHINGTON
navy department
Beckham
Kentucky
senate
Census bill fails to limit 1920 enumeration in house
Washington June 26 The attempt to restrict the 1920 census to population counts while dropping industrial statistics failed in the house as the census bill was resumed for consideration.
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WASHINGTON
Cabinet ratifies blockade agreement with Sweden
Paris June 26. The cabinet met under President Poincare and, at the suggestion of the blockade minister, ratified the agreement between the Allies and Sweden.
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PARIS
Poincare
Sweden
Italians Gain On Piave Front As Prisoners Swell
Italian forces regain and extend the Cape Sile bridgehead on the Piave front. About 18 000 prisoners have been captured in the new counteroffensive, with nearly 400 taken in the latest actions. Many wounded allies report Austrians stripping captives and abandoning them. The Duke of Aosta’s Third Army advances, burying the dead and collecting abandoned material.
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ROME
Cape Sile
war office
tiuhen
Duke of Adosta
Cape
Austrian Premier Declines New Cabinet Amid Food Crisis
Leron von Seydler, Austrian premier, refused Charles invitation to form a cabinet. Crown council in Vienna reports the decision as the food situation is deemed critical. Emperor Charles plans to address Emperor William regarding the crisis.
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LONDON
Leron von Seydler
Empeto Charles
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
crown council
Vienna
Emperor Charles
Emperor William
Time to Give Back Railroads Extended
Washington June 26 the senate interstate commerce committee voted to extend the period during which the government can return carriers to private ownership. The resolution moves the deadline from July 4 1918 to January next, retaining control over a competing railroad while removing it from another.
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WASHINGTON
senate interstate commerce committee
Boys Arrive at Army Camp for Fortieth Division Tests
San Diego June 26. Several thousand June draft men arrive to begin service with the Fortieth Division. An organized setup of tents and buildings coordinates examinations, listing, classification, quarters, feeding, and training. Provisional companies form as troops are marched to company streets and mess halls prepare meals.
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CAMP KEARNEY
San Diego
Cal
Draft Age Change Not To Be Made At Present
Washington June 26 Secretary Baker and Gen March told the senate military committee they opposed extending the army draft age limits as premature and unnecessary. Provost Marshal Gen Crowder, while not insisting on immediate legislation, favored action after new registrants appear under revised age limits. Baker said a new comprehensive army program will be submitted in 60 to 90 days, likely mid August, covering numbers to raise and shipping and other issues. The administration plans an enlarged program and will provide data on age-limit changes when ready.
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WASHINGTON
Baker
Gen
March
senate military committee
Crowder
senate
Gen March
United States
congress
Gas tube accident claims Canniff family at Keansburg
Charles Canniff, secretary of the tariff bureau of the New York Central Railroad, his mother and niece Miss Mary Garrett of California were found dead from gas asphyxiation in a seaside cottage at Keansburg New Jersey. A kitchen range gas tube was disconnected, allowing gas to escape. A railroad clerk summoned help after Canniff failed to appear for two days.
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KEANSBURG
Charles §. Canniff
tariff bureau
New York Central railroad
Mary. Garrett
California
Canniff
Kuehlmann Speech Sparks Reichstag Turmoil
Paris dispatch reports Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann admitted Germany may not win by force, triggering an indefensible sensation in the Reichstag. Debate grew stormy with pan-Germanists interrupted by the left as markets react with the mark at 2.80 and crown at 1.05 amid firm Allied exchange.
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PARIS
Havas Agencs
von Kuchlmeann
Germany
reichstag
Zurich
Petie Journal
Fis
Geneva
Berlin
Vienna
Count von Hertling Rebuts Peace Vision in Reichstag Debate
Amsterdam June 26 Count von Hertling the Imperial German chancellor rebuffed further discussion of President Whyson's four principles as a basis for peace. He opposed a postwar league of nations and signaled Germany’s wary stance, saying speeches viewed as weakness or traps and recounting his February 71 stance on the president’s message.
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AMSTERDAM
Whyson
Count von Hertling
Imperial German chancellom
reichstag
Sreign
von Kruehlmann
league of nations
Germany
I orininally
Hertling
willy-ni lly
Wil
Kerensky Reaches London Talks to Labor Delegates
Former provisional Russian premier Kerensky arrives in London to meet with the British labor conference and plans a U.S. visit. He declares the Russian people fight tyranny and expresses belief that democracy will join the global fight for freedom. He met with prominent Russians to urge Entente aid for Russia.
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LONDON
leaandar Kerensky
Russia
America
Kerensky
abo
labor conference
Moscow
England
Party Truce Ended by British Labor in Convention
The British Labor party, at its London conference, adopted a resolution ending the wartime party political truce. Delegates representing 1,704,000 votes approved, while 915,000 votes opposed the measure.
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LONDON
British Labor party
Great _Britain
Boyle Declares Reelection Bid For Nevada Governor
Special to the Gazette from Carson City reports Gov. Emmet D. Boyle authorized publication that he will seek reelection. He plans a formal announcement within days after returning to Nevada, countering rumors he might skip the race. The statement will be distributed to Nevada press upon his return.
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CARSON CITY
Emmet D. Boyle
Nevada
Teheran Minister Ignorant of Looting Report
Washington dispatch reports Minister Caldwell in Teheran says he cannot obtain further information on the reported seizure of the American consulate and looting of an American hospital by Turkish troops at Tabriz Persia. Frederik A. Delano offers resignation from the Federal Board to join the army engineers in France. resignation not yet accepted.
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WASHINGTON
Caldwell
Teheran
line department
Tabriz
Persia
ARMY
Frederik A. Delano
Wilson
federal board
army engineers corps
France
Lenine Threatens Civil War for Bread in Russia
Moscow report says Lenin and Trotzky urged civil war against rich peasants and food speculators to end bread shortage. They warned counterrevolutionaries hindered grain supply and warned of hard months ahead as Red Army campaigns planned to mobilize workers and soldiers.
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LENINE
MOSCOW
Associated Press
central ‘committee
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Tretzky
red army
sovelte
Trotzky
Semenoff
Siberia
Kransoff
Don
Fire destroys Sloat mill. origin undetermined
The F. Murphy Lumber Co mill at Sloat California near Quincy burned early today. About 70 thousand dollars in losses, 160 workers, 75 000 feet daily capacity, with much lumber saved. Officials suspect arson amid a string of mysterious, incendiary fires across nearby counties.
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F. 8. Murphy Company
California
department of justice
Greenville
Taylorsville
Portola
Verdi
Reno
Woman Indicted in Larceny Case In New York
Mrs William Cumming Story former director general of the Daughters of the American Revolution was indicted in New York on charges of grand larceny petit larceny and conspiracy following an inquiry into the finances of the National Emergency Relief Society The case names Mrs Story as a principal figure in a financial dispute with the relief organization.
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NEW YORK
National Emergency Relief Society
Wiliam Cumming Story
the
Daughters of the American Revolution
nee ae
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