Germans Press On In Western Front Strife
German forces reportedly press counterattacks along the Aisne and Champagne fronts as they fight to hold the Chemin des Dames plateau. Crown Prince troops reportedly penetrated French positions near Froidmont farm while British gains near Lens are limited by German resistance. In Russia, Kronstadt declares independence amid unrest and possible sailors marching toward Petrograd.
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Associated Press
Aisne
Champagne
Vauclerc
California
Plateus
Froidmont Farm
Chemin-Des- Dames
Paris
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Council of Deputies
Sailors’ Landing at Gutuyeff Island Report Debunked
A reported landing by a force of sailors at Gutuyeff Island, Petrograd port, and initiation of an attack was later shown to be false. The correction clarifies there was no such action.
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Gutuyeff Island
Petrograd
British Retake Post Near Cherisy From Germans
British forces recaptured the advanced post near Cherisy that the Germans had captured in Saturday night fighting. The official statement released in London today confirms the regain of the position as Allied gains continue in the area.
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London
Cherisy
Germans Break Through at Salient Near Froidmont
German forces have forced their way into French advance positions along the Salient near Froidmont as of dawn today, following a last night assault reported by the war office. The German attack aimed to seize ground in the salient.
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Paris
Salient
Froidmont
War Office
Royal Society
Austrian Losses Heavy and Trieste Autonomy Hinted
Austrian losses between May 14 and 29 are estimated at 85,000 dead wounded and missing with five generals among the fallen. A hundred cannon have been captured or destroyed. The Giornale d Italia reports Emperor Charles to declare Trieste autonomous making it a free city.
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Rome
Paris
Giornale d’ Italia
Charles
Trieste
Bavarian Crown Prince Praises Prussian Division
The Lokala Anzeiger publishes a speech by the Bavarian crown prince to the Thirty-first East Prussian division praising their counterattacks that halted a superior force and slowed British attempts on the Arras front. He asserts the enemy must finish the fight as losses and English distress grow.
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Amsterdam
London
Lokala Anzeiger
Arras
England
The Horrible Handicap of Poisoned Blood
The article promotes S. S. S. blood remedy as a fifty year old vegetable cure for hereditary blood disorders like scrofula. It claims to purify blood, remove taint, and offer free medical advice from a chief adviser, urging readers to write to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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S.S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Unsure fragment hints at resilience after defeat
A partial quotation suggests a mindset of perseverance with the idea that being pushed back does not equate conquest, implying endurance and determination in the face of challenge.
Farming Up 1 Guns
British Army Headquarters in France reports springtime in the war zone as farmers tend fields near heavy battery positions. Soldiers shown off duty joke and sing, with scenes of back-country life, water carnival on a French river, and anticipation of American arrival.
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France
Switzerland
Tommy
Tipperary
Tommies
Tennessee
Kentucky
Professor Hall Sounds Alarm Over German War Atrocity
Prof Guillermo Hall of the University of Texas and his wife return from Belgium after two years with the American relief commission. He denounces Prussianism, cites German savagery against Belgians, and urges American action. Berlin official says Americans leaving Germany are treated with courtesy.
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Austin
Teas
Guillermo Hall
University of Texas
American Relief Commission
United States
Hall
Belgium
Germany
Professor Hall
Berlin
London
Arthur E. Dunning
American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin
Associated Press
American fliers to be trained in France before front duty
Contracts awarded to an American firm to build a two squadron aviation field in France for final training of U S airmen with French machines and instructors. Three training fields near completion will allow 500 student aviators to begin flight training by July 20 before crossing to France for final preparation. France and Britain view aircraft and aviators as key American contributions to the war.
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Washington, D. C
France
United States
Committee On Public Information of the
National Defense Board
Howard E. Coffin
Atlantic
Great Britain
America
Ploughs Black and White Ointment Promises Skin Lightening
An advertisement for Ploughs Black and White Ointment touts bleaching and brightening effects on dark or sallow skin, claiming blemish removal and tan or freckle reduction. It promotes safe use per directions, offers mail order at 25c, and lists Memphis Tenn and San Antonio as points of sale.
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Plough
Plough Chemical Company
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
San Antonio
People's Drug Store
Seaplane Designed to Fight Submarines
Paris reports Santos Dumont has invented a powerful seaplane for submarine warfare. A Turin dispatch to the Petit Journal says the new machine will be built in the United States and supplied to all the allies. Also notes that aviation fields are under construction in Dayton Ohio Detroit Michigan and Champaign Illinois with no delays to completion.
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Dayton
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Champaign Ills
Paris
Santos Dumont
Turin
Petit Journal
United States
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St. Anthony
Crockett
T. B. Baker
Menger
Santonio
Old South
Elizabeth Walde
Ethel Lee Buxton
the Menger
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