Forces of enemy attack on western front reported
Allied dispatches recount German bombardments north of Merville and east of Lippe forest with limited infantry action. British and American forces claim hundreds of prisoners captured in Nieppe and Soissons sectors as air and artillery clashes continue over the western front.
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FRANCE
Associated Press
Merville
LONDON
Flinders
Lippe forest
war office
Nieppe forest
Mertis
Yule wood
Summie
Feuchy Garras
Nrenpe forest
PARIS
Soissons
diet
Montdidier
pris- GOMES
Saissons
Bligny heights
Rheims
Advises Caution With Regard to Kerensky Appeal
The Westminister Gazette comments on Alexander Kerensky’s plea for entente help in Russia urging Allies to move cautiously before any intervention. It warns a hasty move could let Germany exploit the Bolsheviks and threaten Russian stability, urging careful ground rules and broad support before action.
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LONDON
Westminster Gazette
Alexander F. Kerensky
Russia
Wilson
Germany
Marine engineers seek higher railroad wage increase
In New York on June 29 the railroad division of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association voted to send a committee to Washington to urge the railroad wage board for higher pay. They fault the United States Shipping Board adjustment and demand classification as railroad men under the Meadlow ruling, arguing it would raise wages about 15 percent.
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NEW YORK
the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Washington
railroad wage board
United States Shipping” board
Germans Hold Bouresches After Burying Party Delay
Germans remained in Bouresches during a French village action as American forces held the site. A major asked the local defense officer if Bouresches was secured and learned a burying party had not yet arrived, prompting a tense exchange on orders.
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FRANCE
Bouresches
Rouresches
German Airplane Forced to Land Near Paris
German air raid over Paris ends with one plane forced to land in a wooded area between Paris and the German line. One aviator was killed and comrades were captured. Pons was unharmed. bombs did not hit the city during the 11 20 to 12 30 p m raid.
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PARIS
Navas
compininus
Pons
Kuehlmann Speech Sparks Debate on Army Control
Amsterdam June 29 The Frankfurter Zeitung weighs the strained German political scene sparked by Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann speech. It argues the military’s role has shifted since the war and the old idea that the army is the instrument of policy may be outdated. It suggests the supreme army command could dictate national policy if aligned with a public figure to take the lead.
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AMSTERDAM
Germany
Richard von Kuehlmann
Frankfurterzeitung
Karl von Chiusewits
supreme army command
Air Postal Service Inaugurates in Ukraine Regions
Amsterdam June 29 reports Ukrainian Air Postal service began operations this week. The network centers on Kiev with extensions into Crimea and stations about 100 miles apart. Sub stations are equipped with materials and spare parts for potential landings.
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AMSTERDAM
Ukrainian Air Postal service
Kiev
Crimea
necessi
Americans Arrive in Italy Direct From United States
Washington June reports that first American troops landed in Italy yesterday. Units are mostly non combatant with some special organizations, not Pershing’s force. The Seventy seventh National Army division was placed on the line in Italy, previously trained brigaded with British. Five divisions returned from Britain to Pershing for frontline command.
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WASHINGTON
I aly
March
Pershing
Mieh
France
Mareh
first
national army
New York
Camp Upton
Franklin Bell
Johnson
Kansas
Missouri
Italians to honor Wilson with Florence Fourth of July
Florence Italy June 29 Preparations for a public Fourth of July celebration grow as the city plans to confer citizenship on President Wilson. All Tuscany municipalities will send delegates with flags and banners from medieval guilds. The day is declared a national holiday, a first in Italy for honoring a foreign leader.
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FLORENCE
Italy
Wilson
Tuscany
American Troops Review Through Canada in Montreal
British war mission says one regiment of American troops passing through Canada will be officially reviewed in Montreal by Duke of Devonshire, governor general, and Lieut. Gen. Bridges. Montreal prepares a formal welcome for the visitors.
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NEW YORK
Canada
Montreal
Duke of Devonshire
Bridges
United States
Private Beesley Victoria Cross Heroic Stand
A British private of the rifle brigade earns the Victoria Cross for leading a doomed assault after officers fell. He single handedly captured an enemy position, killed two Germans at machine guns, killed an attacking officer, seized a map, and captured prisoners. For hours under heavy fire he and a comrade held the line, repelling a counter attack until darkness.
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LONDON
Fune
Vin Ottaway
knights of old
Beesley
rifle brigade
Beestey
Li ling
War Year Ends With Record Federal Outlays
Washington reports the fiscal year ending shows more than 12.6 billion dollars in outlays since July 1 1917 for army navy shipbuilding coast defense and war needs. Daily spending nears 50 million with June expenditures near record levels and Allied loan payments reduced by about 236 million as ships shift to transporting troops to France.
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WASHINGTON
Jime
Wilson
navy
lante
United States
treasury
France
Senate rejects amendment to raise five million army
Washington June 23 The Senate voted 45 to 19 against an amendment that would directly instruct the President to raise an army of 5 000 000 men as soon as equipment and transport could be provided. Many senators said the vote does not show opposition to expansion and that support for large armed forces grows with war department plans.
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WASHINGTON
senate
congress
war department
President Wilson Vetoes Post Office Appropriation Bill
President Wilson vetoed the postoffice appropriation bill citing a provision to transfer pneumatic tube mail service in New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago and other cities until next March. The interstate commerce commission would then decide their disposition. Postmaster General Burleson opposed the provision, but Congress insisted on it.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
postoffice
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
interstate commerce commission
Burleson
congress
American troops begin policing Panama in fog
On June 29 American troops started policing Panama under a 1904 treaty after orders from Washington. The Panaman government protested. Also reported, the Glyde line freighter Onondaga ran aground in heavy fog off Watch Hill, the crew of 35 rescued by Coast Guard. ship only partly submerged.
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PANAMA
Washington
United States
Glyde line
Boston
Charleston
Jacksonville
Watch Hill
coast guards
Germany Plans Intervention in Russia
London dispatch cites German newspapers saying the government is preparing for intervention in Russia. Troops would be sent to restore order with assistance from nationalist forces, per Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Zurich.
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LONDON
Germany
Russia
Exchange Telegraph Company
Zurich
Senate Amends Army Bill To Promote Crowder To Lieutenant General
Washington June 24 The Senate adopted an amendment to the army bill after praise for the administration of the draft to make Provost Marshal General Crowder a lieutenant general during the war.
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WASHINGTON
Senate
Crowder
Capture of German Prisoners Reported by Pershing
June 29 official communique states 309 German prisoners captured and three German airplanes destroyed by American aviators. General Pershing announced the details, including the action near Wallington.
Favor Barge Lines on Mississippi River Reported
June 29. A favorable report on plans to build barge lines on the Mississippi River to relieve railroad congestion has been submitted to Director General McAdoo by Charles A. Prouly, director of the division of public service of the Railroad Administration.
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Mississippi river
McAdoo
Charles A. Prouly
division
public service of the railroad administration
Profiteering Found By Trade Commission Report
Washington June 29 The federal trade commission reports profiteering exists across American industries due to war demand and greed. Key findings note high profits among low cost firms meat packers and millers and a trend to raise prices despite competition. The commission prepared the figures from war industry board food and fuel administrations and other agencies. Page two.
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WASHINGTON
federal trade commission
senate
commission for the
war industries board
food administration
fuel administration
Thatcher Announces Candidacy for Nevada Governor
George B Thatcher, Nevada attorney general, becomes the fourth Democrat to seek the gubernatorial nomination. In a letter to William McKnight he declares his candidacy for the Democratic primary. Thatcher, a Colorado native educated at the University of Colorado, has a long Nevada legal career starting in Elko and forming a law partnership with George A Bartlet.
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GEORGE B. T B. THATCHER
severnar
George B. Thatcher
stater
William McKKnight
Democratic state central committee
McKnoight
Wiliam McKnight
Carson City
Nevada
McKnight
GEORGE RB
THATCHER
Gov. Boyle
Ren Dy
Lnee
candy Sam Pickett
Newlands
United States
senate
Colorado
University of Colorado law school
Boulder
Ionopah
lawas
George A. Bartlett
Washoe county
George W. Thatcher
New York Bans Liquor Sales Outside Premises During War
Governor Whitman issues an order prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in New York City except when consumed on the premises. The wartime rule, effective for the duration of the war, follows reports that soldiers and sailors could obtain liquor without direct service, prompting the crackdown.
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ALBANY
New York City
Whitman
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