Putnam Aces Five Germans in Day Raid Near Verdun
Sergeant David E. Putnam of Brookline Mass is reported to have downed five Germans on June 10 with three official and two under investigation. The feat would make him the leading American ace with 18 victories if confirmed, surpassing prior record holder Lieut. Frank Baylies. First American bombing squadron records a successful behind the German lines raid near Verdun, despite heavy anti aircraft fire and pursuit by German planes.
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Paris
David EE. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Putnam
Putnams
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Rose Foncek
Puinain
Wotiiing
Frank Saylies
Témiel Putnam
France
Germany
Dominary-Baroncourt
Dommary
Toul
Geliisi
Riots and Revolt Rumors Spread Across Austria Front
Reports from Amsterdam and London describe a breaking revolt in Austria with riots in Vienna and a deep political crisis. The same dispatch notes Austrian stock declines and suggests German bankers push for peace talks in the Anglo German prisoner exchange conference. A Moscow telegram reports 20 000 Krishna rioters dispersed by machine guns and a fifth soviet convention slated for June 26.
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London
Austria
Amsterdam
Vienna
Herr Karransky
Moscow
Exchange Telegraph Company
Krishna
German officers in US forced labor photo sparks inquiry
The Reichstag cites a dispatch noting compulsory stone breaking by German officers interned in the United States. Deputy Stresemann questions the government as Captain Koentz is shown in a photo. Colonel Fransecky says it remains unclear if officers are compelled to work. the Swiss legation is urged to investigate and warn that American officers may face similar treatment if no satisfactory answer is provided.
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Amsterdam
Washington
United States
Reichstag
Wolff
Stresemann
Koentz
Fransecky
Newlyweds Put In Class One Under Draft Reclassification
Washington reports state draft executives issued instructions ordered by Provost Marshal General Crowder to reclassify registrants who married since May 18, 1917. The rule places such individuals in class one except those with a dependent child born or unborn by June 9, 1918 and those who turned twenty-one in the past year. Exemption for dependent wives after June 5 1917 requires marriage before January 15 1918. Crowder’s reports show 744,865 reached age in last year and registered June 5, with an estimated 208,588 twenty-one-year-old men enlisted.
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Washington
Crowder
Navy Secretary Daniels Withdraws Opposition to Navy Enlistment Increase
Secretary of the Navy Daniels reversed his prior stance and withdrew opposition to a permanent rise in enlisted navy personnel to 131,485, aligning with a senate amendment. Accompanying letters from Admirals Benson and Palmer indicate that 131,485 will barely suffice to man ships due for completion by year end.
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Washington
Daniels
Padgett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Admiral Benson
Palmer
Alaskans 21 Must Register From July to September
Alaskans who have turned twenty one since June 5 1917 must register between July 2 and September 8 under an order from Provost Marshal General Crowder. The directive applies to residents of Alaska and outlines the window for registration.
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Washington
Crowder
Indiana News Digest Highlights Local Incidents
A Indiana town reports a barber injured after a bicycle incident with a dog and car. The Crown Point home of a former bartender is raided, whisky and wine seized. Families adopt children, and a teen survives a hip wound from an accident. Farms, silos, and war economy topics pulse through the state with multiple local notes.
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Carl Thomen
Crown Point
Harry Colhower
Hartford City
Points About Colored People and Local Visits
Steve Bates plans to join the colors soon after returning home to his parents in Rockport. Various community updates note visits to Evansville Owensboro and Kentucky, a sickness and recoveries, a commencement with Catherine Taylor on the program, a grand rally planned for June 30, and a joy riding incident involving two youths.
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Steve Bates
Mrs
Lucius Bates
Steve
Kentucky
The
Colors
Evansville
Rockport
Catherine Taylor
Chas. Colter
Prince Frye
North End
Cara
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Pole
Russia
Hun
Berlin
Captain Koenig
John T. Ryan
John P. Ryan
Buffalo, N.Y
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Daniela
Navy
Carl Tolle
Warsaw
Teddy Davis
Anderson
Dunkirk
T. F. Elart Glass Company
Jethro Hamilton
Brookville
Carl A. Gukenberger
Westwood
Franklin County
Joseph Davis
Sophia Carey
Winchester
Harvey Thornburg
Randall Loveless
Mrs. Hershell Loveless
Algiers
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Paul
Lowell
Indiana
Delaware County
Frank Fanatta
Benjamin Churchman
Wayne Warner
Muncie
Union City
J. D. Paxton
Rushville
Oxford
Dunlapsville
Shelby County Thrashermen
Food Administration
England
America
Isaac D. Straus
State House
Indianapolis
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Clay and
Greene Counties
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Elwood
BE. GL Austin
Lafayette
Shelbyville
Shelby County
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Gonnersville
White Water River
Hawkins
Decatur County
Floyd Johnson
Alexandria
Lake
Intisdale
Jeremiah Williams
Harrisville
Williams
White River
Wayne County
J.C. Kline
Greensfork
Elwood High School
Calip Hays
John B. Peterson
Lake County Recorder’s Office
Carl W. Miller
Gary
Miller
Tippecanoe County Bar Association
Illinois
Harry E. Barnard
Chase Wright
Aroma
Retta Taylor
Jerome Newton
Ada Richardson
Owensboro
Nick Johnson
East Sycamore Street
Pleasant Ridge
Oritha Shaw
Landona Persell
Terre Haute
Grant Thomas
Hatfield
Harrington
R. Holmes
Grandview
P. E. Derrette
T C. Basye
Indiang
Cadick
Cadick Milling Go
Eureka Auto Products Corp
Liberty St. N. Y. City
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