Battle front roils as German gains press toward Marne
War update reports German forces advancing along a 75 mile front from Neyon to Rheims with penetration to the Marne north bank. Reports claim gains near Chateau-Thierry and Fere-en-Tardenois while Allied counter actions hold portions of the Ardre valley and Rheims corridor. Bulgarian forces face pressure near the Danube region with substantial prisoner and matériel captures.
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London
Neyon
Rheims
Marne River
War Office
Marne
Charteres
Jaul
Chateau- Thierry
Fere-en-Tardenois
Chateau Thierry Dormans
Gerhave
Oise
Solavons
Chateau-Thierry
Ouchy -le-Chateau
Khyla-Ville
Rheima
Ardre
Look Alike Mystery Behind Von Mackenzen Revealed
The Iron Rat, Von Mackenzen, is said to be half brother to the Kaiser, a tale Germans accept via rumor. Claimed to be son of a Scottish servant and a Hohenzollern, he supposedly controls the crown prince and defies Austrian orders, acting only for Germany’s emperor.
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von Mackenzen
Kaiser
Mackenzen
Mackengen
Germany
Names of 57 U S Soldiers in Casualty List With Three Killed
Washington June 1 4 Pershing reports 67 women on today's casualty list to the war department Three killed In action one dead from wounds ten dead from disease one dead from airplane accident 17 wounded severely 11 slightly wounded nine missing in action list includes many named Private Timothy Dennekam New York Gustave Pnjer Bemidji Minn etc. Wounded severely Andrew J Peterson Lamberton Minn James D Ward Houston Tex listed among the seriously wounded.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Neats
Lee Vo Farnum
New York
Andrew H. Peterson
Lamberton
Minn
James D. Ward
Houston
Tex
Timothy Dennelan
Gustave PN Jert
Bemidji
Mien
John Melotyre
Villadelphia
I W W Leader Convicted Under Criminal Anarchy Law
Fred Jowery admitted I W W ties and was found guilty in Superior Judge Hewen's court in South Bend. The case, first of its kind in the United States, saw testimony from L M Hammett a US secret service agent Thomas Fisher a US immigration agent and James Blackwood head of the Minute Men. Prosecutors cited I W W literature as evidence and argued organizers can be convicted under the statute. Reverend Sydney Strong testified the group aims at welfare of a class and legitimate goals.
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South Bend
Fred Jowery
Hewen
United States
John I. O'Phelan
Lowery
L. M. Hammett
State Secret Service
Thomas Fisher
U.S
James Blackwood
The
Minute Men
Hl. EB. Foster
Seattle
Industrial Workers of the World
Hanson
State of Washington
Clarence L. Reames
I. W. W. Organiszer
Sydney Strong
Southern Wire Men to Strike on June 4 If Decision Fails
Telegraphers in Atlanta and Southern cities threaten a 6 am Tuesday June 4 strike if the right to organize controversy with telephone and telegraph companies is not resolved by midnight Saturday. The telegram to ex President Taft, head of the War Labor Board, outlines the union leaders demand and the potential action across Atlanta Birmingham Augusta Savannah Jacksonville New Orleans Nosville Memphis and other Southern cities.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Augusta
Savannah
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Noshville
Menphia
Taft
War Labor Board
Washington
Fast train service cut Sunday between Chicago and West Coast
Regulation from the director general McAdoo cuts Sunday trains. Portland and Junction points shift to Northern Pacific. Los Angeles and Junction points to Santa Fe. San Francisco and Junction points to Union Pacific. Seattle to Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Net travel miles saved. local traffic and mails claimed unaffected.
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Chicago
West Coast
McAdoo
Portland
Junction
Northern Pacific
Loa Angles
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Barber Shops Ballot Defeats $1 Haircuts in San Francisco
In San Francisco a meeting of 300 barbers voted down a measure to raise haircuts to $1 by three votes. They subsequently settled on charging 60 cents for haircuts and 25 cents for shaves, ending the $1 proposal.
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San Francisco
Pullman Porters Fined In Whisky Case
In Seattle the Pullman porters were convicted of dry law violation in Judge John B. Gordon's police court. Night Superintendent John K. Comey Edward Williams and F W Powell were fined 300 dollars.
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Pullman
Seattle
John B. Gordon
John K. Comey
Pullman Company
Edward Williams
F. W. Powell
13Th Ave. S
Spanish Ship Hit by U-boat Off Chaffarinas Islands
A Spanish steamer Maria Pla was shelled by a U-boat off the Chafarinas Islands, killing the captain and a crew member and wounding a female passenger. Diplomatic dispatches say the diver commander did not recognize the vessel as Spanish. the steamer reached a Spanish port.
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Washington
A&a
Chaffarinas Islands
Artillery Left Behind In Fast March Of Foe
War dispatch describes German advance and French resistance on a plateau. Allied troops improvise with 75mm guns while holding positions despite being outnumbered. Encircled French battalions in Pinon forest send pigeons for orders and air replies until ammunition runs out and surrender follows.
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Pollus
Pinon
U boats Range Seal Seeking Troop Vessels
Washington reports confirm U boats are targeting troop transports. The sinking of the Lincoln and three British ships in just over a week suggests submarines are venturing beyond normal lanes, with activity near the Azores and a recent British attack off the Portugal coast. The Lincoln’s fate was clarified by the Navy today, while the vessel’s crew faced peril as the ship stayed afloat briefly before sinking.
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Washington
Lincoln
Navy
Azores
Portugal
Indica
Navy Department
Transport Links Sub Diver Is Cut in Two at Atlantic Port
A large transport ship carrying American soldiers narrowly avoided a submarine and rammed the U boat, splitting it in two like cheese. The event occurred in mid May during a mission in England after the U boat surfaced 60 yards ahead of the liner. Petaluma Cal June 1. Murray boxer in a US cannon today stationed at Monterey was assigned to the cavalry under his real name.
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Atlantic
England
Petaluma
Cal
Murray
Boxer
U. S. Ca
Monterey
Cavalry
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