Rebuilding in Spain Spurs Army Merit Reform Debate
Radical movement for political reform spreads from liberals to conservatives in Spain. Officers demand merit based promotions and end to royal favoritism, fueling calls to reopen Cortes and curb government attacks on officials. Premier Dato vows neutrality and limits on criticism while defense committees proliferate nationwide.
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Army
Madrid
Paris
Spain
Maura
Romeo
Correspondencia de Espana
Defense Committee
Prieto
Cornova
Carriobero
Basolga
Pacheca
Cortes
Marquis de Lema
Great Britain
wWuato
Dato
Count Romanones
Marquis Prieto
Marquez
Officers’ Defense Committee
Barcelona
Reform Movement
Deputies of Four Left Parties Seek National Union in Spain
Public opinion in Spain centers on a Madrid meeting of deputies from the left republican Union Socialist Radical and Reformist groups aimed at forming a united front. A signed press statement followed a Madrid bull ring demonstration promising to honor the sovereign will of the people to restore morality and justice in the country.
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Paris
Spain
Republican
Union Socialist
Havas
Madrid
French Aviator To Instruct Americas In Air Training
Theophile Mathieu, famed French aviator, arrives in the United States to lead intensive training of the U S aero squadron. He ranks as one of France's top battle pilots next to Guynemer with twenty seven enemy victories reported.
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Theophile Mathieu
United States
Uncle Sam
Mathieu
France
Guynemer
Germany
Cocchi Indicted for Murder of Ruth Cruger in New York
A federal grand jury indicted Alfredo Cocchi for first degree murder in the death of Ruth Cruger an 18 year old high school graduate whose body was found buried in the cellar of his bicycle shop Cocchi fled to Italy and his extradition return will be discussed with the Italian royal commission to the United States Police Commissioner Woods opened an inquiry into police laxity in locating the body.
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New York
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
Woods
Grace Humiston
Hamiston
Cocchi
Italy
United States
Royal Commission
Labor Department Seeks Funds to Continue Disputes Settlements
Washington reports the Department of Labor says its work resolving strikes and disputes is hampered by insufficient funding after a period of notable success.
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Labor Department
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Home Weather For Tourists Forecasts The Light
St Louis and Chicago show clear skies with light south to west winds and cool nights. Milwaukee and Kansas City expect cooler Tuesday with varying cloud cover and temperatures near mid sixties. New York and Washington remain warmer with light to moderate winds and a chance of rain in the forecast.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Action Near Monchy Delivers Heavy Artillery Fire
British forces retreated from some advanced posts in northern France after a heavy bombardment by German forces. The War Office statement says main positions remain held on Infantry Hill, with night artillery activity north of the Scarpe and near Ypres.
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London
France
War Office
Monchy- Le-Preux
Scarpe
Ypres
Front Developments See Movements Across Macedonian and Baltic Theaters
Reports indicate potential offensives in the Macedonian front as British withdrawals east of the Struma River and increased entente reconnaissance along the Vardar suggest Sarrail may launch an attack. Russian forces in Volhynia and Galicia grow more active, while Berlin notes intensified Soviet Baltic naval activity and Russian air raids. In Arras, British counterattacks east of Monchy Le Preux recaptured ground but ceded some positions around Infantry Hill.
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Associated Press
Struma River
Vardar
Sarrail
Minor actions reported on front near Leintrey and Senones
Paris reports intermittent cannonading overnight with recon parties penetrating enemy lines near Leintrey and southwest of Senones and returning prisoners. Portuguese forces on the western front are now partly trained in modern warfare and have shown their worth in exemplary fashion.
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Paris
Leintrey
Senones
Austro Hungarians Attack Italian Front Amid Monti Mosciagh Skirmish
Vienna dispatch reports Austro Hungarians launched infantry assaults last night against Italian positions on Monti Mosciagh and Hill 652 in the Vodice and Asigo plateau. Italian fire repulsed the attacks and the Italian front on the Carso plateau northeast of Jamiano was rectified.
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Rome
London
Monti Mosciagh
Asigo
Vodice
War Department
Carso
Jamiano
British Retirement Along Struma Front Reported
The War Office releases an official statement noting a general retirement of British forces along the Struma front near Sofia on June 18. The move follows recent operations and signals a strategic withdrawal in the sector.
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Sofia
London
Struma Front
War Office
Zeppelin Z-48 Lost Over Southern England Raid
The Zeppelin Z-48 was brought down in flames over the sea with all aboard lost. The admiralty confirms two killed and sixteen injured in Saturday night raid on Southern England. The craft landed in a field near the coast, contrary to German claims it sank at sea.
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Berlin
England
London
Admiralty
Japanese Warships Sink Submarine in Mediterranean
London reports the British Admiralty states a German submarine has probably been sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean Sea. The statement was issued today.
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London
British Admiralty
Mediterranean
German Submarine Toll Hits Heavy Losses
British official figures show the German submarine toll in the early WWI period reaching about 1,745,000 tons in less than four months. More than 2,200 vessels of over 1600 tons and under 1600 tons are reported sunk, with 78 British steam fishing vessels lost and incomplete sailing-fishing vessel data.
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Washington, D. C
First U S Army Training Delayed Past September
War Department officials say no fixed opening date for the sixteen cantonments to train the new national army. September 1 was eyed as the probable start, but training may be delayed by six weeks, with the first officers due in August to free space for new drafts and camp placements.
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Washington, D. C
National Army
War Department
Baker
Jones
No Overcharge for Cantonments
The War Department announced that the sixteen new army cantonments will be built under a form of contract that bars any overcharges. Maximum profit on any contract is fixed at 250000 dollars, with government supervision and power to terminate. The aim is speedy construction and reduced costs. Contractors will be paid expenses plus a percentage to cover overhead, with profits derived from the difference.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Commissioner Judson Clements Dies at 60
Interstate Commerce Commission member Judson Clements died here aged 60. A Georgia native, he served on the commission since 1892 and once chaired the body after five terms in Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clements
Georgia
Congress
The Market Place Want Ads in The Light
The Want Ad columns serve as a marketplace for tenants employers buyers and sellers. The piece urges readers to use the ads for profitable introductions and to call Cr. 1742 for service and billing.
German submarine May figures unclear amid war weariness
Copenhagen reports the German admiralty delays May submarine statistics amid estimates of 700 000 to 800 000 tons sunk. Berlin media stress cause of allied disruption from convoying. An AP contact says Germans doubt submarine tactics will end the war and voters feel misled by submarine propaganda.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Admiralty
Berlin
Associated Press
United States
Contracts for ten more ships approved by Goethals
Major General Goethals announced contracts for ten additional steel merchant ships and 24 hulls to be delivered in 1918. Downey Construction Company of New York received the awards, lifting the steel price dispute as the price was set at a lower rate after Denman initially refused $95. The move caps a price plan awaiting final Shipping Board and Council of National Defense guidance.
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Washington, D. C
General Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Downey Construction Company
New York
Denman
Navy
Goethals
Shipping Board
Council of National Defense
Fix Price of Steel Plates For Ten Steel Ships
Chairman Denman of the Shipping Board fixed a basic price of 56.20 dollars per ton for steel plates in contracts for ten steel ships. Future contracts will use that price instead of the previous 95 dollars paid in earlier contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Denman
The
Shipping Board
Phosphates Sought to Bolster German Fertilizer Supply
The Prussian government together with industrial and agricultural representatives offers large premiums for discovery of more phosphate deposits in Germany for artificial fertilizer. Small deposits on the Lahn River are being worked, but production is inadequate to meet yearly German needs of about 50 million marks in imports.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Lahn
Munitions Blow Up Near Vienna Rupturing Depots
Official report from Stein feld near Weiner Neustadt states three munition depots destroyed and 760 injured. Unofficial counts claim six dead and 300 wounded. damage reached Haschendorf and Sigersdorf. In Worth Texas the Justice Department reports six slackers found through marriage licenses and census records.
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Vienna
Tondon
Steinfeld
Weiner-Neustadt
Meinfeld
Jrea
Haschendorf
Sigersdorf
Rot Worth
Tex
Department of Justice
Teutons Raid England Map Shows Planeload of Destruction
A map traces fifteen German planes crossing the English Channel to London where bombs caused 97 deaths and 437 injuries. Only one plane was shot down. The raid appears to have come from Zeebrugge or Ostend, passing the Nore and North Foreland, then over the Thames estuary into Essex.
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English Channel
London
Chines
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Nore
North Foreland
Thames
Essex County
Pershing Busy in Paris Arranging American Troop Arrival
Major General Pershing worked in his Paris office on important questions about the arrival of American troops. He completed social engagements from his arrival, lunched with M Viviani the minister of justice, and later met General Foch and the heads of allied staffs at the general army headquarters.
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Paris
Pershing
M. Viviani
General Army
Foch
France
Hoover Plans Global Food Cuts to Aid Allies
Herbert C Hoover announces a new food administration aimed at reducing prices by conserving food and eliminating waste. He proposes enrolling American housewives between July 1 and 15 to cooperate, with priority given to meeting U S needs before supplying food to allies.
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Washington, D. C
New Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
America
Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens Nationwide
The drive to raise 100 million dollars for the Red Cross begins at sunrise across the United States with plans to complete the effort within seven days. Funds will aid American troops abroad and war-torn areas in France Belgium and Poland under the Red Cross War Council led by President Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
France
Belgium
Poland
Red Cross War Council
Wilson
Arrest in Chicago Forces Registration for Adam Brullet
In Chicago on June 18 Adam Brullet aged 26 failed to register as a potential draftee. Detectives disagreed with his view and he was arrested to compel registration for the European conflict.
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Chicago
Adam Brrullet
Adam
Miss OBrien Wins Breach of Promise Suit in New York
Verdict awards Honor a May OBrien secretary to a New York newspaper man $225000 against John B Manning a retired banker and millionaire in breach of promise suit decided by a state Supreme Court jury in Long Island City.
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New York
Honora May O'Brien
John B. Manning
Supreme Court
Long Island City
Draft registration totals reach 9 611 811 at PMG office
Near complete returns on the draft registration are tallied at the Provost Marshal General's office, totaling nine million six hundred eleven thousand eight hundred eleven. The count reflects the nationwide enrollment recorded by officials.
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Washington, D. C
Three Women Die as California Fires Ravage Coast
Three women died as two brush fires in the Santa Barbara National Forest burned furiously for 24 hours. The Ojai Valley suffered the worst damage while the town of Ojai saw its business district and many homes destroyed. About a thousand people were left homeless and several coastal resorts faced peril as fires moved toward Carpinteria and Stanley Park.
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Los Angeles
Cel
Santa Barbara National Forest
John Warner
Frances Marroquin
Stanley Park
Sheppard's Inn
Carpentiera
President Fixes Naval Fuel Prices Under FTC Review
Secretary Daniels ordered coal and oil producers to supply navy needs at a price to be fixed later by the President after FTC review. Navy plans 1,750,000 tons of coal and 50,000,000 barrels of oil with pro rated shipments and a tentative $2.33 per mine price. If FTC findings justify higher costs, payments will be adjusted. current quotes ranged from 1.59 to 1.86 per barrel delivered at Port Arthur.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
Port Arthur
Trade Commission
British Vow Retaliation for German Air Raids
London reports Premier Bonar Law stating in the House of Commons that Britain will take steps to harm the enemy and prevent raids on England. He notes British air forces in France have raided German targets behind the lines. A London Opera House meeting urged ceaseless reprisals on German towns to deter further raids.
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London
House of Commons
England
Andrew Bonar Law
British War Council
Bonar Law
France
London Opera House
Gereman
British airmen keep German formations from German lines
British pilots report repelling large German air formations during recent battles near Messines. The fights involved up to seventy or eighty machines, all within German territory, with heavy losses on the German side and only two British aircraft forced to quit. A notable pilot reportedly destroyed four enemy planes from fifty to sixty feet above a German airfield.
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Associated Press
London
Messines
Royal Flying Corps
Captain Ball
German Air Attacks Reported on Russians
Berlin reports greater naval activity and defensive measures. German official statement claims June 13 air raids on Russian targets yielded good results with explosive and incendiary bombs and June 14 and 15 strikes on Riga island and a base, with all planes returning.
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Berlin
Lonedon
Kunevin
Riga
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