Pershing Heads to London as British Guests Host Visit
General John J. Pershing and twelve officers arrive in Great Britain for a high level visit. He is welcomed by Walter Hines Page and Lord Derby and will be hosted by the British government at the Savoy alongside senior staff, with secret arrival previously.
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London
General Pershing
Great Britain
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
England
Pershing
Savoy
Pershing Visits British Port With Escort of Destroyers
General Pershing tells The Associated Press the landing in a British port was significant and welcomes were deeply appreciated. He says the trip was delightful, the staff views America as a standard bearer in the war and expects to play a large part on the western front. Pershing travels with 198 officers, enlisted men, and attaches.
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Pershing
Associated Press
America
Washington, D. C
Additional American flotilla to Europe expected soon
Paris reports an extra flotilla of destroyers and Patrol boats to aid French forces in the English Channel and Atlantic. Naval bases are prepared to accommodate the ships. In Chicago, Nadine Brightwell, two years old, reported missing with no trace found since May 20. police seek help.
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Paris
English Channel
Atlantic
Matin
Chicago
Nadine Brightwell
Kansas City
Harding cites public doubt slowing liberty loan
Senator Harding of Ohio told the Senate that lack of public confidence hindered liberty loan subscriptions and that in the name of unity senators were withholding information that might prompt investigations and shake American war confidence.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
Ohio
Senate Today
Liberty Loan
Laurier Resigns Liberal Leadership in Ottawa Caucus
A dispatch from Ottawa to the Toronto Telegram reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier resigned as leader of the Liberal party at the morning caucus in Ottawa. The move ends his long tenure guiding the party and triggers leadership considerations in Toronto.
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Dispatch
Toronto
Canada
Toronto Telegram
Ottawa
Liberal
Wilfred Laurier
Hundred American Aviators Reach France First Navy Group
Washington June 8 One hundred American aviators from the navy flying corps have arrived safely in France for any duty that may present itself They are the first of the American fighting forces to reach France according to a statement issued today by Secretary Daniels
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Navy Flying Corps
France
Goethals Dismisses Engineering Aides In War Fleet Row
Major General Goethals dismissed F A Eustis of Boston and F H Clark of New York, engineers who proposed wooden ships. They had accused Goethals of blocking the program as offers to build 496 ships in twelve months or 786 in eighteen were turned down for cost plus ten percent terms.
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Washington, D. C
General Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
F. A. Eustis
Boston
F. H Clark
New York
Eustis
Clark
Den
Mr. Clark
Shipping Board
Fleet Corporation
San Antonio Weather Tonight and Saturday Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with no precipitation expected. Temperatures are not specified in the readable text.
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San Antonio
Weekend weather outlook from The Light forecast
Chicago and Milwaukee project clear conditions with light to moderate winds and mild temperatures. Kansas City expects clear skies with southerly breeze and warmer highs, while New York shows clouds and southeast winds with cooler lows and a chance of rain in Washington.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Von Findpenburg Rushes Forces For Counter Attack
German forces under Field Marshal Von Hindenburg rush troops to stem the British advance at Lille plain as Messines battle unfolds. British guns sweep the plain toward Lille with the city’s textile industry center at risk. Russia sends reassuring news while Spain faces a cabinet crisis and potential resignation of Premier Prieto.
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von Hindenburg
Lille
France
Messines
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Armentieres
Russia
Spain
Alfonso
Prieto
THREE BRIGADIERS PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERALS
President Wilson nominated John F. Morrison William L. Sibert and Charles G. Morton for major general ranks. Eighteen colonels elevated to brigadier general and over two hundred navy officers advanced. Brigadier Morton commands the Brownsville border district and aided division camp site inspections in the Southern Department.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
John F. Morrison
William L. Sibert
Charles G. Morton
Edwin F. Glenn
John Biddle
Henry C. Hodges Jr
Adelbert Kronkhite
William H. Sage
Omar Bundy
Richard M. Blatchford
David C. Shanks
Robert L. Bullard
Augustus C. Blocksom
George T. Bartlett
Joseph T. Dickman
Henry T. Allen
Chase W. Kennedy
Harry C. Hale
Samuel D. Sturgis
William M. Wright
Peyton C. March
Hugh Rodman
Herbert M. Lord
Robert S. Smith
William C. Gambrill
Quartermaster Corps
Brownsville
Border Guard
San Antonio
Board of Army Officers
Southern Department
Morrison
Philippine Islands
Sibert
South Pacific Coast Artilery District
Fort Riley
Cal
Wheat Crop Forecast Shifts With Spring Growth
The Agriculture Department now projects a U S wheat crop of about 656 million bushels for the year, reflecting a revised winter loss and early spring gains. Spring wheat area reaches 19,039,000 acres with favorable conditions boosting output to 283 million bushels, while winter prospects improve to about 373 million bushels after poor May conditions.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
British Drive In Belgium Reports Thousands Of Prisoners
A British staff report from France says over six thousand German prisoners have been collected since the new British drive began yesterday in Belgium. Many guns were captured or destroyed and German counter-attacks were launched but repulsed as the front line held.
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Associated Press
France
London
Belgium
British Win Victory on Messines Ridge Front
The British armies struck on a new front and drove Germans from Messines Ridge opposite Ypres in a decisive action. The victory follows months of Allied successes at Arras and avenges the city of Ypres by forcing German withdrawal from a three-year defensive position.
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France
Associated Press
London
Arras
Wold
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Messines
Tornado Kills One Near Okmulgee
A tornado hit Eram Oklahoma ten miles east of Okmulgee killing one man and injuring several others. The storm left only a schoolhouse standing with downed wires and few details available.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Eram
Here
Sites Picked for Seven of Sixteen Army Camps
Washington June 8 Petersburg Virginia and Chillicothe Ohio approved as cantonment camp sites for the selective army. The decision brings seven of sixteen sites to be determined.
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Washington
D. C
Petersburg
Chillicothe
Ohio
Selective Army
San Salvador Destroyed by Earthquake and Fire
Reports say San Salvador and six surrounding towns were destroyed by a major quake likely linked to the nearby volcano. Fire followed the disaster and widespread suffering is reported as refugees camp in streets and parks while rains hinder relief efforts.
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San Salvador
Central American
Republic
Salvador
State Department
San Salvador Destroyed by Earthquake or Volcano
A San Miguel dispatch says San Salvador with 60 000 residents was totally destroyed, along with Quezals uipeque Nejapa Suchichoto Paisnal Armenios Mejicanos and Santa Tresa. Communications with Tegucipalpa were cut and reports described widespread ruin within a 30 mile radius amid heavy rain.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
San Miguel
Salvador
Teguicipalpa
Honduras
Quezalsuipeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Paisnal
Armenios
Mejicanos
Tegucipalpa
Santa Tresa
Fire follows minister reports from San Salvador eruption
Dispatches from American Minister Song at San Salvador describe the volcano erupting and sending cables detailing wide destruction. The message to the State Department notes significant damage and urgent conditions following the eruption.
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San Salvador
State Department
Washington
Song
Los Salador
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Bullard
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