Infantry Barracks Plan Approved for Camp Wilson San Antonio
War Department approves George E. Kessler designs for 120 two story infantry barracks at Camp Wilson. Stone Webster to build, housing about 25,000 men across 610 cantonment buildings, with lumber shipments and railroad extensions already underway.
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George E. Kessler
San Antonio Cantonment
Camp Wilson
Stone-Webster Company
War Department
Cantonment
Thomas A. Carr
Superitendent Carr
George E. Thorne
Mr. Carr
Captain Thorne
San Antonio
Southern Yellow Pine Emergency Bureau
Southern Yellow Pine Growers Association
East Texas
J. G. Woods
Trevino Street
Frank H. Carson
Stone-Webster
Thorne
St. Anthony
P. N. Hartgell
Reed Resolution Calls FTC to Explain Newspaper Paper Practices
The Senate passed Senator Reed of Missouri's resolution urging the Federal Trade Commission to inform the Senate why it has not ordered newsprint paper manufacturers to desist from illegal practices and excessive charges. The vote was without objection.
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Washington, D. C
Reed
Missouri
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Cadorna and Foch Confer in Field at Saint Jean de Maurienne
Rome June 28 lieutenant general Cadorna chief Italian general staff and General Ferdinand Foch chief of staff of the French ministry of war held a conference at the railroad station in Saint Jean de Maurienne in the Savoie department Monday morning. General Radcliffe was present. Cadorna returned to Turin Monday afternoon and then to Italian headquarters in the field.
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Rome
Cadorna
Ferdinand Foch
Ministry of War
Saint Jean de Maurienne
Department
NEW REGIMENTAL COMMANDERS NAMED
The War Department issued an order assigning colonels to command various regiments across infantry field artillery and cavalry. The list includes Col. Arthur Thayer Second cavalry Col. Francis Beach Third cavalry Col. William Rivers Eighteenth cavalry Col. Jesse Mc Carter Nineteenth cavalry Col. Ty ree Rivers Twentieth cavalry Col. Robert A. Brown Twenty third cavalry Col. George H. Cameron Twenty fifth cavalry Col. William L Kenly Seventh field artillery Col. George L. Irwin Eighth field artillery Col. Edward F. McGlachlin Jr. Tenth field artillery Col. John E. McMahon Sixteenth field artillery Col. Elmore G. Taggart Twelfth infantry Col. Henry D. Styer Fourteenth infantry Col. Walter H. Gordon Fifteenth infantry Col. George B. Duncan Twenty sixth infantry Col. Beaumont B. Duck Twenty eighth infantry Col. Charles C. Ballau Thirty ninth infantry Col. Samson L. Faison Forty second infantry Col. Benjamin C. Morse Forty fourth infantry Col. Edward W. Lewis Forty fifth infantry Col. Julius A. Penn Forty ninth infantry Col. Ernest Smith Fifty second infantry Col. Benjamin W. Atkinson Fifty ninth infantry Col. Samuel W. Miller Sixty first infantry Col. Charles H. Barth Sixty second infantry
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Washington, D. C
War Department Today
Arthur Thayer
Second Cavalry
Francis H. Beach
Third Cavalry
William C. Rivers
Eighteenth Cavalry
Jesse McCarter
Nineteenth Cavalry
Tyree R. Rivers
Twentieth Cavalry
Robert A. Brown
Twenty-third Cavalry
George H. Cameron
Samuel W. Miller
Sixty First Infantry
Charles H. Barth
More Showers Expected Across Region Thursday Night
Scattered showers and unsettled weather continue through Thursday night and Friday per Major Allen Buell. Rain fell near San Antonio Tuesday and Wednesday. light rains reported in parts of the state. Weather map shows high pressure over the Southeast and Rocky Mountain slopes with diminished pressure elsewhere. Rain reported in Galveston 0.6, Huntsville 0.14, Austin 0.02, Pierce 0.18, Brenham 0.1.
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Allen Buell
San Antonio
Rocky Mountains
Galveston
Huntsville
Austin
Pierce
Brenham
Weather: Sam Antonio Area Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy conditions are forecast for Sam Antonio and nearby areas tonight and Friday. Temperatures and wind are not specified in the readable text.
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Sam Antonio and Vicinity
Weather for Tourists In Major U S Cities
Forecasts by The Light show St. Louis 78 with 12 mph southwest wind and Friday fair skies 92 high. Chicago 64 with rain possible and 70 high. Milwaukee 62 with rain and 72 high. Kansas City 70 clear with 88 high and 4 mph east wind. New York 68 partly cloudy and 82 high with possible rain. Washington DC 72 clear with northwesterly wind and 94 high with increasing clouds.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Coal Operators Agree Immediate Coal Price Cut
Washington June 28 coal operators agree to cut mine prices by 1 to 1.50 a ton with aim of further reductions after cost investigations. A national operators association with a central bureau in Washington was formed to standardize coal production and market data as the conference adjourned and state delegations met to propose later prices. Secretary Lane praised the action and urged rapid, broad sacrifice for the war effort.
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Washington,d. C
National Association of Coal Operators
Washington
Peabody
Secretary of the Interior
Federal Trade Commission
Committee On Coal Production
National Defense Council
Lane
F. 8
Fort
Gregory
R. Colton Lewis
Fight Duel in Air Four Miles High
At four miles altitude near Canadian Army Headquarters in France on June 28 a Canadian triplane chased and defeated a German two seater aviatik. The German pilot either fell or jumped at 20 000 feet as fire began, and the observer slid from the tail and plunged to his death. The Canadian aircraft then dove and the aviatik crashed.
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France
Aviatik
American Aviator Believed Killed in France
Paris June 28 Corporal James Hall of Colfax Ia a Lafayette Escadrille member is believed killed after an encounter with seven German planes He was shot through the lung and his machine fell behind French lines Hall authored Kitchener s Mob and had joined the squadron recently after being wounded in the British army Sub lieutenant Dorme a noted French aviator with twenty three credited victories is missing since May 25 Canadian Captain Daniel Callaghan of the Royal Flying Corps is reported killed in an airplane accident at Camp Borden Ontario
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Paris
James Hall
Colfax
Lafayette Escadrille
Sall
Subieutenant Dorme
Camp Borden
Ont
Daniel Callaghan
Royal Flying Corps
France
Camp Hoare
Pershing Moves to New Paris Home Near Headquarters
Major General Pershing leaves his hotel for a fine Rue De Varenne residence with a garden once owned by Prince Gortchakoff. He notes General Petain’s Army Bulletin article explains war aims and urges no premature peace, insisting on a lasting Allied victory.
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Paris
Pershing
Rue de Varenne
Prince Gortchakoff
Ogden Mills
New York
Army Bulletin
General Petain
General Pershing
Petain
Leake Heads U S Mail Service in France Expedition
George T. Leake, chief clerk of the railway mail service in Houston, sails for France as superintendent of transportation for the United States mail with the expeditionary forces. He is among four officials overseeing soldier mail with rapid preparations to handle high volumes. Postage rates to and from France are cut to domestic level and only United States stamps will be valid for prepaid troop mail.
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Washington
D. C
George T. Leake
Railway
Houston
France
United States Mail Service
Department
United States
Scott to Speak to Russian Soldiers on U S Army
General staff officials announce a ten day tour of the southwestern front with General Scott and Mr. Root. Scott plans a series of addresses to Russian troops explaining the American army's character work and discipline.
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Petrograd
Elihu Root
American Commission
M. Tereschtenko
Root
Hugh L. Scott
Brussiloff
Scott
Roumania
Convict Sergeants Heroic Charge Shocks German Lines
A Siberian ex convict sergeant led fifty volunteers in a bold assault on German fortifications in the Carpathians. After charging the breastworks he flung a bomb, fought three Germans, and with eighteen followers rushed key blindages. The action sparked a general panic and many prisoners were seized. The unit then prepared for further offensive moves.
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Petrograd
Woody Carpathians
Siberia
Exconvict
Peace envoy exposed before Petrograd workers council
Washington dispatch reports that Russian agitator Nikolai Lenine advocating separate peace with Germany was exposed as a German agent before the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates in Petrograd on June 22. Ambassador Francis notes M. Veirensky announced he would repeat Lenine's speech and read a document nearly identical to it, then revealed an intercepted German radio message signed by King Leopold of Bavaria.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Council of Soldiers and Workmen
Petrograd
Francis
Nikolai Lenine
M. Veirensky
Lenine
Leopold of
Bavaria
New Revolution Fails in Petrograd Amid Rumors
Dispatches from Washington report nervousness in Petrograd over unfounded counter revolution rumors. Provisional government vows to crush violence with state force. The extremists did not execute a revolution, seen as a moral government success by the majority.
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Washington, D. C
Petrograd
Russia
New Greek Ministry Takes Oath of Office in Athens
In Athens on June 28 the new Greek ministry led by Eliptherios Venizelos took the oath at the palace amid cheers. Venizelos thanked the crowd from a balcony as security measures proved unnecessary. The cabinet includes Venizelos as premier and war minister, Repoulios interior, Tsirimakos justice, Politis foreign affairs, Coundouriotis navy, Negropontes finance, Papanastasiou economy, Dingas education, Embirkos food, Spirits communications. agriculture and refugees posts await appointment.
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Athens
Eliptherios Venizelos
M. Venizelos
Interior
M. Repoulio
Labor Federation declines Stockholm conference invitation
The American Federation of Labor declined to join the International Conference of Trades Unions set by the Stockholm conference. President Gompers telegraphed President Lindquist that such gatherings are premature and untimely and can lead to no good purpose.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
International Conference of Trades Unions
Stockholm
Switzerland
Gompers
Lindquist
American Federation
Rock Creek Dam Fails Swamping Town of Rock Creek
Reports from Haines say Rock Creek was nearly wiped out when a fifty foot dam at Killamacue Lake failed fifteen miles west of Haines. Residents flee to high ground as almost every building in town is destroyed and communications are cut off. No confirmed loss of life reported.
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Baker
Ore
Haines
Rock Creek
Killamacue Lake
Arenes
Light Want Ads Promise Daily Bargains in Homes and Cars
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Canadians Storm German Front Line Near Avion
Canadian troops under heavy artillery concentration stormed and captured the German front line before Avion near Lens. The advance pushed British lines within one mile of Lens center along a two mile front with Nova Scotians advancing toward Leauvette. Some Prussian guards casualties reported. dugouts still held by others.
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France
Avion
Lens
Nova
Grenadiers
Priests Arrested in Germany and Belgium Linked to Cardinal Mercier
The Telegraaf reports several priests from Cardinal Mercier s entourage were arrested and jailed in Germany with twenty others imprisoned in Belgium. Cardinal Mercier s private secretary is among those jailed for preaching on Whitsunday about Christian charity.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Germany
Potato Prices Drop in Chicago Market
Wholesale potato prices in Chicago shifted downward by 40 to 65 cents per bushel to the year’s low, with only sixty carloads received and sales at 2.40 to 2.65 per bushel. Tuesday’s sales were 2.90 and 3.20. About 300 carloads remain in yards, tied up on the tracks for over a week as prices fell 80 cents to around 1 per bushel.
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Chicago
Size No Bar To Army
The War Department says men under height and weight requirements may still serve if a recruiting officer deems them capable, relaxing the five feet four inches and 120 pound standards to accept shorter and lighter men for military service.
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Washington, D. C
Britain
War Department
Relentless Fighting Delays Avion Advance In War
The enemy clung to trenches on a slope near Avion and withdrew only under heavy pressure. New German lines sit before Avion’s western row, linked by cellars to the village shelters. Marshes flood between Avion and Lens with wire entanglements on the eastern side, while the southern sector also shows strong defenses.
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Avion
Lens
Souchez
British Repulse German Attacks At Cojeul River
German attacks along the Cojeul River were repulsed by British forces last night according to the war office. Paris reports say German assault on Wattweiler salient northeast of Thann in Alsace was repulsed with several dead.
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Cojeul River
London
War Office
Paris
Wattweiler
Thann
Alsace
French Chaplain Aids In Firelit Attack On Chemin des Dames
A French chaplain played a key role with advancing troops near Hurtebise in a bold assault on Dragons Cave. He confronted a flames-plumed German officer, raised a crucifix, and offered prayers as the officer showed his fear and yielded.
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Associated Press
France
Dragons Cave
Chemin Des Dames
Hurtebise
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