Germans Repulsed At Dead Man Hill In Verdun Action
Paris reports a costly German setback after May 27 to May 30 Verdun battles. French forces held Hill 304 to Meuse, repulsed a major German assault, and regained ground near Cumieres and Dead Man Hill. Air strikes targeted Thiaonville Audun Le Roman and Azannes.
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Paris
Dead Man Hill
French War Office
Douaumont
Verdun
Meuse
Little Courettes Wood
Cumieres
Chattancourt
Fort Douaumont
Thiaonville
Audun
le Roman
Azannes
Germans Admit Defeat on Verdun Front
Berlin reports that June 1 French forces gained a foothold in German first line trenches southeast of Dead Man Hill on the Verdun front over about 400 meters. French troops made repeated assaults but were repulsed elsewhere with heavy losses.
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Berlin
London
Dead Man Hill
Verdun
War Office
Young Women Start Military Training Trip to New Jersey
Two score young women from prominent New York families depart for a three week course of military training at a camp in Erskine New Jersey. They will receive modified Plattsburg style instruction under the direction of General E Z Steever, a former army officer.
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New York
Erskine
N. J
Plattsburg
E. Z. Steever
Mrs Cowles Elected President of General Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles won the General Federation presidency by a large margin at New York the 1st. She defeated Mrs Samuel B Sneath of Ohio by 1273 to 433 ballots and the federation voted to affiliate with the National Council of Women.
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New York
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Samuel B. Sneath
Tiffin
Ohio
National Council of Woman
Cowles
Nicholas Peters
Syracuse
N. Y
Arkansas
Joseph Frauenthal
Kansas
C. A. Hoffman
Louisiana
John Shuttleworth
Mississippi
Edward McGehee
Missouri
W. R. Chivvis
New Mexico
G. W. Frenger
Oklahoma
W. T. Hope
Texas
W. B. Sharp
Home Economics Committee
John Hood
Texas Indies
Michigan
Weather outlook for San Antonio area tonight and Friday
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Friday the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with light winds and mild conditions. No precipitation is expected and temperatures will remain comfortable through the period.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather forecast for six cities and tourist readers
The Light provides city by city forecasts with temperatures from 60 to 68 to 76 depending on location. Winds range from southeast to north and precipitation is possible Friday with varying cloud cover.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Texas Club Honors Delegation in Royal Campus Affair
The Texas Club hosted a wide gathering for the Texas delegation with 150 covers. Texas figures including Mrs Hallie Dunklin and Mrs James Allen were toasted, Dolores Mitrovich danced, and a New York talent program accompanied a history of Texas rural school work presented by Mrs J L Landrum at the armory conference.
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Southland Club
Clara Driscoll Sevier
Dolores Mitrovich
San Antonio
Declea West
Waco
Texas
New York
State Federation Club
Rural Work
J. L. Landrum
State Department of Agriculture of Texas
Moving Picture Used In Court Defense In Garrett Suit
In Pittsburg on June 1 Judge John Shafer and a jury watched a film shown in common pleas court as part of the defense by a telephone company sued for heavy damages by Mrs. Freda Garrett. She alleges permanent injuries after lifting a live wire. detectives previously filmed her from a rear house window showing her performing heavy tasks.
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Pittsburg
John Dr. Shafer
Common Pleas Court
Freda Garrett
New Petrol Rules Set for Next Week Issuance
London report says regulators will publish new petrol rules next week. Key feature may ban car use on Sundays without urgent necessity and may introduce petrol tickets similar to bread cards under consideration by authorities.
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London
Revolt in Maracaibo Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded
In Maracaibo, Venezuela, twenty people were killed or wounded as troops fired on citizens opposing General Garcia's landing from the steamer Merida. Garcia has been named president of Zulia, replacing interim President Aranguren.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Garcia
Zulia
Aranguren
Merida
Love Would Arbitrate Disputed Texas Ballots
Thomas B. Love of Dallas, defeated candidate for Democratic national committee man from Texas, publicizes a letter to Judge William Poindexter of Cleburne proposing arbitration of miscounted ballots. He aims to settle the dispute before the St Louis convention and asks Poindexter to assist in naming an arbiter.
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Dallas
Tex
Thomas B. Love
Texas
William Poindexter
Cleburne
Love
Poindexter
St. Louis
Judge Denies Injunction in Fort Worth Run-off Case
District Judge Smith refused the injunction to bar all candidates from paying the costs of the senatorial run-off primary. Beene of Tarrant County sought the order. An appeal to the Texas Supreme Court will follow on an agreed statement of facts.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Smith
Beene
Tarrant County
Justice of Peace
State Supreme Court
State Executive Committee
Soldiers Offered $10,000 Life Insurance at Front
Rome report notes a new Title of the National Institute of Insurance allows Italian soldiers at the front to insure their lives for $10,000 each. Applications must be filed within ten days of the soldiers arrival at the front.
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Rome
National Institute of Insurance
Out look for Staple Crops Slightly Less Favorable Nationwide
The Federal Reserve Board reports U S business activity near a maximum, with labor unrest and a slightly gloomier outlook for some crops. Mines, oil, lumber, railroads show strong activity. money is ample. District summaries note harvest labor fears, rising wages, and varied crop prospects from Kansas City to San Francisco.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Kansas City
Dallas
Atlanta
George
New Orleans
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Tobacco Business
Richmond
San Francisco
Northwest
Pennsylvania to be commissioned in Norfolk on June 12
The new superdreadnought Pennsylvania will be commissioned at the Norfolk navy yard on June 12 with Captain Henry B. Wilson in command, an official announcement states.
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Pennsylvania
Navy
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Henry B. Wilson
Mexico Must First Control Outlawry in Washington
Washington official statement declares American troops will not withdraw from Mexico until Carranza authorities demonstrate border protection. War Department seeks precise details from Chihuahua on Carranza detachments while Pershing’s columns remain ready. Cavalry patrols stay active and no new troop movements are planned despite Carranza’s note.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Wilson
War Department
Chihuahua
General Funston
Pershing
Mexco
General Pershing
Mexico Demands Immediate Withdrawal of U S Troops
Mexico City May 31. The 12,000 word note to the foreign office charges that U S troops have violated Mexico's sovereignty by crossing the border without Mexican consent. It says subsequent incursions and the claim of consent at Del Rio are untenable and calls for an immediate withdrawal and a clear U S statement of intent toward Mexico.
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Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Mexico
Obregon
Scott
Funston
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Columbus
Glenn Springs
del Rio
Texas
Washington
Villa
Funsston
Boundary
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International Film Service
Josiah. Evans Cowles
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