German sub activity off Atlantic coast not seen as blockade threat
London reports Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Weymis says only one submarine off the American coast, a show of force rather than a real blockade. He notes American naval cooperation and urges centralized warfare in the North Sea and Mediterranean to counter U boats.
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Associated Press
London
Atlantic
United States
Rosslyn Weymis
Admiralty
North Sea
Mediterranean
Weymss
North
Gibraltar
Archibald
Hurd
First Sea
Board of Admiralty
Cer Yuan
Admiral Mahan
Uni
Europe
Adriatic
Dardanelles
British Isles
Wnaxs
Americans Prove Formidable to German Troops in France
London dispatch reports Heuter's correspondent with the American forces in France praising the Americans as beating the Germans in every encounter. He notes the troops learn fast, will avenge fallen comrades, and urges Secretary Baker to rapidly increase numbers beyond a million. He also praises American troops of German descent as strong soldiers.
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London
Heuter
France
Tommy
Baker
Central Russia Cut Off From Supplies By Czecho-Slovaks
Czecho-Slovak troops advancing in Siberia have cut the Siberian railway network from Tehchabnek to Tomsk and occupied key stations including Omsk Nova Nicholaevsk and Teheliabinsk. The disruption halts grain export to Moscow and Petrograd, worsening bread shortages.
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Russia
London
Siberia
Lund
Ural
Moscow
Samara
Cuba
Tehchabnek
Tomsk
Omsk
Tvanott
Tunen
Prov
Petrograd
Nova Nicholaevsk
Teheliabinsk
American Ace Putnam Could Have Five Victories In One Day
Paris reports Sergeant David J. Putnam of Brookline Mass downed five German planes on June 10. Three victories are official with two under investigation making his total potential aces total possibly five. If validated he would surpass Lieut Baylies as top American ace. only French Lieut Rene Monck has a larger single day bag with six machines.
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Paris
David J. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Putnam
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Rene Monck
Weather snapshot for cities shows varying temperatures
San Antonio and Vilinity report highs near 83 and lows around 74 with southerly winds. Chicago records 74 high and 66 low with easterly to light winds. Kansas City sees highs around 78 and cool nights, New York near 68 with northwest winds, Washington D C cool at 76 with northerly winds.
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Morse
SU Uus
Chivago
Kansas City
Lear
New York
Goeles
Cult
Washington
Norehs
Hota Bethlelives
German Offense Halted as Allies Hold Front Line
Allied strategy and tenacity check German blows on the western front. The crown prince halted a second offensive within a month with major gains by French and British forces aiding a lull in fighting. Observers expect a heavier blow soon possibly in Picardy or near Arras. Germany reports 1050 guns captured since May 27 and 180 square miles gained in the latest offensive.
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Aisne
Oise
Complesne
Ypres
Rheims
Somimne
Marne
Noyon-Montaidley
Picardy
France
Paris
Channel
Foch
Fouh
Seasingly
jWicla
Haigs
Agin O
Arras
Scarpe
Pose
Lerlin
Lilian
Tonalee Pass
Trent
Tonatle Pass
la Buss
Vermighy
London
San Antonio
Artillery in action reports front clashes near Montdidier
The war office said last night artillery on both sides was active between Montdidier and the Oise with marked fire south of the Aisne and west of Rheims in the Champalat Bligny region. No infantry battles were reported. Prisoners were captured by French patrols in Champagne while other front areas saw less activity.
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Rheims
Champalat
Bligny
Champagne
Crisis in Austria Raises Fears of Disorder
London reports a serious Austrian crisis with demands for peace amid rumors of riots in Vienna. Burian’s Berlin trip ties to Austro German tensions as famine and troop deployments are cited by dispatches to the U S State Department. Crowds protest the war as hunger worsens in Austria.
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London
Austria
Fabra
Madrid
Amsterdam
Vienna
American State Department
Hungary
Augstria
Minor raids to capture prisoners on the French front
Philip Gibbs reports from June 14 describing limited infantry actions near Strazeela and Ridgewood with small enemy captures. He notes German counterattacks, local warfare along the line, and strategic stakes tied to Montdidier, Rheims, and Rupprecht of Bavaria as the South battles influence northern pressure.
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Philip Gibbs
San Antonio
New York Ones Co
BRUSH
Prance
Sal
Rafegy
Strazeela
Trehches
Aivy
Alort
Montdidier
Rheims
Teash
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Paris
Need Men for Navy
Washington June 13 Secretary Daniels announced an enlisted strength target of 131 485 men by July 1 1919 to staff lighting ships in commission and under construction He noted the current level was 127 000 and urged expansion He also sent a Palmer Bureau of Navigation note stressing the need for more officers with two squadrons overseas lacking designated commanders and five more squads to be formed without leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Padgett
House
Palmer
Bureau of Navigation
Nygn
Submarine Abandons Pursuit Near Virginia Coast
The British steamship Keenum escaped a German U boat after a night raid off the Virginia Capes. Captain George Aitken of the Author reports the submarine withdrew about seventy miles from shore, fearing coastal patrols. He notes the U boat showed no interest in range of armed guards, while shots had little effect.
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Atlantic
Keenum
Virginian Capes
Virginia
George Aitken
Radser
Virginia Capes
Aitken
Biny
American East
Brathind
Vinlund
Hhe
Daniel
Arrest War Official in London Conspiracy Case
Charles Alfred Vernon allegedly linked to a munitions ministry role faces Bow Street charges for conspiring with Sir Joseph Jonas former Sheffield lord mayor recently arrested for sharing information to aid the enemy. Case adjourned until next Wednesday for joint arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Alfred Vernon
Wits
Bow Street
Joseph Jonas
Sheffield
Early New Class War Service Figures and Allied Credits
Washington reports 744 865 young men aged 21 registered for military service on June 6, a figure 266 724 below census estimates but deemed satisfactory due to 200 000 unregistered 21 year olds already enlisted. Allied credits expanded with 178 million to Britain and 9 million to Belgium, bringing total to about 5.904 billion. Northwestern chemist John Hippo Long born 1868 in Steubenville died in Evanston after months of illness.
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Washington, D. C
Marshal Generals Office
Census Bureau
Navy
Army
Texas
Oklahoma
Washington
The
Treasury Today
Britain
Belgium
Great Britain
Dea
Ciucagh
John Hireper Long
Northwestern University
Evanston
Steubenville
Ohio
Deember
Long
American Aviators Raid German Positions Behind Front Lines
The first American bombing squadron behind the front raided the Domgoy Barri court railway northwest of Bricy dropping many bombs. Several direct hits reported as Albatross fighters engaged. A second raid followed late afternoon behind German lines with 79 bombs dropped on Confinns near Verdun.
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Associated Press
American Army
Domgoy-Barricourt
Bricy
Its
Confinns
Huaroncourt
Verdun
Demgey
Domromy
Cherail
Buroncourt
Explosions Hit Kiev Munition Works Amid Citywide Damage
Report from Berlin via Lokal Angzeiger describes twelve blasts at Kiev ammunition factory, with a major explosion at 11 o'clock causing cathedral collapse and widespread destruction. Fire and wreckage sweep districts including Petrovsky ramparts and surrounding neighborhoods amid Bolshevik unrest claims.
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Amsterdam
Juba
Kiev
Ulrain
Lokal Angzeiger
Berlin
Petchersk
Svierincty
Delviz
Peasants Revolt Suppressed in German Occupied Lands
The socialist press from Moscow reports peasants in Minsk and Mobile provinces rising against German land restoration efforts. Detachments of Germans are said to have been annihilated, martial law declared, and a punitive expedition organized to quell resistance. Landlords thank General Palkenheim for suppressing the revolt.
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Sociatth Press
Moscow
Csaturday
Minsk
Roth
Palkenheim
Japanese Marines Landed at Swatow China Port
Japanese marines were ashore at Swatow a treaty port in China 225 miles northeast of Canton owing to disturbed conditions. The move was announced officially in the same report.
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Towto
Swetow
China
Canton
Pershing to Furnish Toilet Articles to Soldiers in France
Washington June 54 The War Department announced the furnishing of safety razors soap hair brushes combs tooth brushes and towels to enlisted men in the American Expeditionary Forces in France. General Pershing urged the provision arguing personal cleanliness improves the profile of his men.
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Washington, D.C
France
War Department
Pershing
China to Close Door on American Tobacco Says Senators
Washington reports indicate China may restrict American tobacco shipments. Senators pressed Secretary Lansing during a hearing, noting China plans to shift its tobacco market to Japan via negotiations and a Chinese loan. They urged a protest if true, citing a $30 million annual American tobacco trade with China.
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Washington, D.C
China
Lansing
Iena
Japan
le Mace
Chitia
Marine casualty list lists 63 names in action
A Washington casualty list shows 63 names for June 15 with categories Killed in action wounded severely and other outcomes. Captains Jewett Williams and Alea Wrey are named among officers killed or died of wounds. Eleven lieutenants and many others are listed as wounded or missing, with regional designations noted. Also Chicago papers announce a price change for Sunday issues to seven cents in Chicago suburbs and ten cents elsewhere.
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Wastington
D. C
Marine Corps
Dison
Jewett Williams
Athens
Wee Hilled
Alea Wrey
Longenderti
Switzerland
Donald
Dancan
Josph
Eande c. Crowther
Canton
Gridwell
CL Robinson
Fort Yord
Clarence
Dennis
Hacker
Much Meiarhlund
Brownsville
Texas
Chicago
The
Tribune and
Morad Examiner
Chivinge Ani
Forces Abroad To Be Million On July First
Washington reports over 500000 American troops in France with a goal of a million by July 1 Gen March states four German offensives paused and shipping limits slow further redeployments He says objective is Paris and channel ports to hinder Allied shipping and notes allied front extends 66 miles with need for more troops to hold the line.
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Washington, D.C
France
Peyton C. March
War Department
Senate Military Committee
March
War Council
All Way Department
Fea
Channel
England
Paris
Chie Ef
Oise
Aisne
Maron
Eniny
Soissons
House Military Committee
Eae
American Forces Bombard Beirne Front in France
American battering units hurled gas shells into German lines along the Beirne front northwest of Chateau-Thierry in retaliation for a German gas attack. American aviators on the Tour front likely shot down another enemy plane Thursday, adding to two confirmed victories. Pershing reported air victories as well as continued heavy shelling with quiet otherwise in American sectors.
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France
Beirne Front
Chatteau-Thierry
Tourifront
Haute
Pershing
Washington, D. C
Wilson Paris and Sulandra ut honored by French Academy
Jane Wilson Paris and Sulandra Ut were unanimously elected to the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Madeline Pos, wife of Maire Ye, a comedian known as Madeline Morandi, died in New Rochelle at age 88 after pneumonia. She leaves eleven children.
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Paris
Jane
Wilson
Neer
Sulandra
Cardinal Mercier
Bolaiun
French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Buiile
New Hochelle
N.Y
Madeline Pos
Maire Ye
Joenelle
Puri
Tah
Klean
Madeline Morandi
Sova
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Peter
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Barista
Burian
Baron Burign
Hattle
Meld
Reichstag
Wolff Bureau
Stresemenn
Koenig
Vranzeky
Forthcomins
Nantes
General March
Chatau-Thierry
Academy of Sleds
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