Sailor recounts U boat attack on Lincoln sinking
Joe Seillinger son of Mr and Mrs Nathan Seilinger of 402 Temple St tells how the transport Lincoln was torpedoed 500 miles off France on May 31 and sank in 27 minutes. He survived with others, was later on furlough, and recalled lifeboats, German submarine contact, rescue by a US destroyer and return to port in France.
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Joe Seillinger
Nathan Seilinger
Temple Street
Lincoln
France
Joe Sellinger
San Antonio
Navy Department
Mr. Sellinger
North Atlantic
Weedn
Rotary Delegation Encounters Oddities in Missouri
A San Antonio Rotary delegation attending the International convention in Kansas City, Missouri, reports a sweltering heat and unusual sights. They note sugar bowls on hotel and restaurant tables and long lines of men with formal dress and elbow exercises. J. R. Sprague and Harry Miller sample two highballs after curiosity. Ea Raymond and Charlie Schoft watch a blond counter girl shake dice for cigars, hoping for police intervention. The San Antonio booth at the Baltimore Hotel draws attention with El Charro Pancho Flores in uniform.
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Kansas City
Rotary
San Antonio
Texas
J. R. Sprague
Harry Miller
Ea Raymond
Charlie Schoft
Baltimore
Pancho Flores
Hungarian Attacks German Economic Policies In Parliament
In the Hungarian Parliament June 18, Herr Sanders of the Fifth District Budapest harshly criticized Germany's tariff and commercial practices. He accused Germany of disloyalty to Austria and inconsistently denying passage for Austrian wine, while profiting from Ukraine trade, and warned of Germany's growing influence over Austria-Hungary. M. Kartoski called the speech the most violent attack on Germany he had heard.
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London
Tinea Service
San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Conyright
Win
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Public Ledger
WAGUE
Herr Sanders
Ional Merchants’ Association
Budapest
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Transylvania
Ukraine
Austria- Hungary
Howeover
M. Kartoski
Paris Declared Army Zone After Decree by Poincare
Paris in the Department of the Seine is placed under army zone authority by a decree signed today by President Poincare. The action effects Paris and surrounding areas as French forces prepare for potential military needs.
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Paris
Poincare
Department of the Seine
Prohibition Debate Sees War Needs Said to Trump Ban
Washington June 25 Declaring the nation cannot afford experiments at this time Chairan Hurley of the shipping board opposed absolute prohibition before the senate agricultural committee He argued the war effort required all effort and warned of risks from prohibition to labor and shipyard output He cited 290 157 workers in wet districts and pressed for wartime priorities over temperance measures.
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Washington, D. C
Chairan Hurley
The
Shipping Board Today
Senate Agricultural Committee
Mr. Hurley
Hurley
Prohibition
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping Board
Jones
Colby
Percy AW. Johnston
Chemical National Bank of New York
Burleson
Food Administration
Daniels
Navy
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Ilhurley
Senate
Pershing Reports Further American Advances and Losses
General Pershing’s communique notes further American advances in the Chateau Thierry region with five machine guns captured and a German counterattack at Torey repulsed with heavy losses. Several Americans are missing after a Lorraine raid as Marines seize Belleau Wood after a half hour assault.
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Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Torey
Lorraine
Wight
Associated Dress
Pris American 2 Orc
Marne
Belleau Wood
St. Die
Vosges
Seizure of 40000 Rounds of Ammunition in Dublin Market
Dublin police seized 40000 rounds of ammunition at Smithfield Market in Dublin in an alleged large scale arms smuggling attempt. A Belfast ship delivered contraband distributed to various parts of Ireland, with 6000 cartridges found in Belfast and other parcels at Duncannon and Portadown. The Dublin consignment was hidden in sacks of oats. the consignee is reportedly a brother of interned Sinn Feiners.
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London
Smithfield
Dublin
Dublin Core
Daily Mail
Ireland
Belfast
Duncannon
Portadown
Tempest Ravages El Salvador Cause Extensive Damage
A powerful storm strikes Zacatecolica and San Vincente causing widespread destruction. Homes are razed and a mud avalanche from the San Vicente volcano devastates the foothills while many people swept into the Lempa River are presumed dead.
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San Salvador
Zacatecolica
San Vincente
Lempa
62 Killed in Action List Details Army and Marine Losses
Washington D C June 25 The army casualty list shows 97 names with 54 killed in action 7 died of wounds 1 died of accident or other causes 1 died in an airplane accident 4 died of disease 26 wounded severely 2 wounded degree undetermined The Marine Corps list includes 19 names with 8 killed in action 1 died of wounds 10 wounded severely Among the army dead is Private Oscar N Bolin of Indian Creek Texas.
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Washington, D.C
Marine Corps
Oscar N. Bolincér
Indian Creek
Tex
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Light westerly winds and mild temperatures expected through Wednesday with chances of mist and brief showers. highs near 70s and lows in the 50s.
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San Antonio
Germany Defends War Aims and Blames Russia
German Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann set out Berlin's war aims and blamed Russia for the conflict in a Reichstag speech. He argued for mutual trust in peace overtures, praised Austrian relations, and noted Bulgaria's closer ties after Radoslavov's resignation. Continued on next page.
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Germany
Russia
Richard von Kuchimiann
Reichstag
Berlin
Belgium
von Knehlmann
Asquith
von Kuehlmann
Parador von Ruehlmann
France
England
von Kuehhmann
Austria-Hungary
Count Czernin
Baron Burian
Bulgaria
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Aviators Take First American Escadrille to Italian Front
Captain Tat Guardia, the American congressman, who has been in Italy for some time, conducted the first American Escadrille to the station front for active duty.
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Tat Guardia
Maly
Draft lottery draw set for Friday at Senate office building
Washington June week Friday fixed for the selective service draw to establish the death order of nearly 10 million registrants. The drawing, held at the Senate office building, will start at a.m. and finish before noon. In 1917 the process used 10 400 numbers. this year about 1 200 capsules with numbers will be drawn from the bowl to determine the order of service.
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Washington
Senate
Slavic Legion Approved for U S Front Service
Senate approves reorganization of the Slavic Legion in Washington for service at the front. An amendment excluding Poles was added to the army appropriation by unanimous vote. Also reports a southern South America blizzard causing coastal shipping havoc and halted port activity at Montevideo.
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Washington, D. C
Dume
United States
Austria
Gerrmany
Senate
France
Silizzard
South America
Buenos Aires
Montevideo Harbor
Italian Ace Baracca Dies to Avoid Capture
An official Rome dispatch reports Major Baracca, Italy’s leading aviator, found dead in Montello region. A bullet in his right temple suggests suicide to avoid capture after his disabled plane forced descent. He had destroyed about 50 enemy machines.
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Washington, D. C
Rome
Montello
Maori Baracca
Major Baracca
Italy
Austrian retreat deepens as Allied fire targets Austrians
Geneva reports say Austrian withdrawal proceeds amid heavy Allied artillery with British gunners leading the shelling. Vienna blames weather and high river levels for the retreat while Italian forces push beyond the Piave and seize bridgeheads on the eastern bank.
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Ews
Montello
Adriatic
Associated Press
Austria
Piave
Jine
Diaz
Vienna
Baron Burian
Germany
Hapsburg Empire
Teuton
Piave Front
Austrians Retreat as Italian Offensive Breaks
Washington dispatch reports Austria in full retreat and prisoners’ papers indicating their last stroke to defeat Italy and seek a separate peace. Italian hydroplanes set an Austrian ship ablaze near the Adriatic. Rome confirms 45,000 prisoners taken, with 12,000 to 15,000 recent captures.
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D. C
Rome
Austria
Italy
Cire
Adriadie
the Prive
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