Lure of Paris used up for reserve force
United Press War Expert J. W. T. Mason reports that Von Hindenburg's Paris drive drains German reserves as the front bulges toward Paris from Solons to Chateau-Thierry. An estimated 6,000 men per mile must be drawn from reserves, depleting overall manpower for attacks.
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New York
Paris
Hindenburg
America
Rhine
Solosons
Chateau-Thierry
von Hindenburg
von Hinden
Piandera
Aisne
End of Long Fight Over Will Claims
In Francisco on June 4 the supreme court upheld a Superior Court ruling dismissing all heir claims to Julius Friedman’s estate estimated at about 250 dollars at his death and said to have grown since. The will left the estate to the Hebrew Home for Aged with no heirs named. Claims by supposed heirs followed, involving many lawyers.
Lowell School Receives Flags from Allies for 1918 Graduates
The Lowell school was presented with a set of flags from the allies recognizing the 1918 graduating class at a night ceremony.
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Lowell School
al Dy
Released U-Boat Prisoners Relate Thrilling Stories
New York reports 48 survivors of ships sunk by German submarines off the coast, with half held as prisoners aboard U boats for days. Captains Gilmore of the Edna and Holbrook of the Hattie Dunn recount tense encounters, subsurface travel, and the sub’s crew of 76 seeking ships to seize. Two schooners Haupaug and Isabel B Wiley survivors remain unaccounted and were last seen reaching the coast.
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New York
Winneconne
Edna
Hattie Dunn
Charles BE. Holbrook
Haupaug
Isabel B. Wiley
Postal Telegraph Locks Out 75 in Frisco
Seventy five telegraph operators in San Francisco were locked out by the Postal Telegraph Co for affiliating with the union. The move hampers message handling at the local relay office and signals a potential showdown with the war labor board. Western Union operators there had already been discharged.
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San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Co
Postal and Western Union
War Labor Board
Western Union
American Flier Sinks Enemy Plane Over Tour Sector
Lieut. Summer Sewell of Fath Maine destroyed a two seated enemy aircraft after a thrilling duel near the American front in France. Six German and three Allied planes were involved in the engagement.
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France
Lieut
Summer Sewell
Fath, Me
American Tour
Marriage No Dodge Of Military Service
Camp Lewis June 4. Men who married after the select draft law passed are not exempt from service. May draft arrivals seeking exemption find, after appearing before the draft board, that the board rules they knew when the law passed they had obligations to the government and that their voluntary secondary contracts must be waived.
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Camp Lewis
Germany and Finland Pact Reported To Supply Troops
A Stockholm dispatch to the Times says a secret treaty between Germany and Finland pledges Finland to send vast troop forces to Germany. The Aland islands would be ceded to Germany for a naval base under the accord.
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London
the Times
Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Aland Islands
Heatherbloom and Fine Sateen Petticoats Price List
Heatherbloom and Fine Sateen Petticoats priced at 1.85 with Heatherbloom label. Includes heavy sateen styles, black backgrounds with colored figure patterns. Some models feature Dresden patterns, pleated or stitched ruffles.
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Heatherbloom and
Heatherbloom
Dresden
Girls Bloomers with Pleated Front and Embroidered Trim
A description of a new style for girls bloomers featuring a straight-line silhouette, three box pleats in front, novel pockets edged with white collars and cuffs, touches of embroidery, and elastic at the knee for full bloomers.
Corsets in Six Styles for All Figures
Description of corsets in six styles suitable for slender to stout figures. Made of heavy brocaded coutil with flexible stays and four hose supporters for boned support.
Petticoats of Fine Nainsook For Summer Wear
Advertises inexpensive Petticoats made of fine white nainsook with full cut and wide Swiss embroidered flounces. Emphasizes suitability with summer dresses and a price of $1.45.
Practical Women's Coats Offer Value and Style
Serviceable coats appealing to practical women for general wear and motor wear. Made of black and white checked material and tweed mixtures in medium and dark colors.
U-Boat Raiders Fail to Gain Military Advantage
United States navy officials report German U boats off the Atlantic coast since May 25 failed to secure military gains or terrorize civilians. The raids led to derelicts Edna and Hattie Dunn being attacked and four ships pursued, with no cargo or troop loss confirmed.
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Washington
Ermany
Teuton UI
Daniels
Germany
Naval Department
Edna
Lewes
Del
Hattie Dunn
Navy
Nyanm
Narnegat
Long American
Barney
Rana
Mexico
Barnegat
Europe
List of Forty U S Army Casualties Washington June 4
Forty names appear in the casualty list with categories including three killed in action, two dead from wounds, nineteen dead from accident or other causes, eight severely wounded, one lightly wounded and one prisoner. Officers and soldiers from multiple states and foreign service are named, with statuses updated for several previously reported missing or lightly wounded.
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Washington
Tieut
Robert J. Maxey
Missoula
Mont
Wm. L. Miller
Saginaw Mich
John L Mitchell
Milwaukee
Richard Blodgett
Newton
Maas
Lon Meadower
Krupp
Howard J. Milton
Hartford
Saginaw
Mich
May
Mingle
Philadelphia Pa
Theodore A. Breensland
Beresford
James Ferguson
Rowley
Mase
Paul W. Kruse
Hrook Park
Minn
Hiney Baden
Btone Mountain
John Richard Hiodgett
Waukee
Win
Richard Hiodgett
West Newton
Masa
Berets
Philip Lyons
Conn
Powell Davin
Franklin
Clyde A. Simpson
Caddo
Okla
Jom Henderson
Dayton
Antonio Nardelli
Italy
Ernest Anderson
Fargo
N. D
Mile Vyacuro
Fulton
Alfonso Dea Impelarae
Detroit
Edwin A
Heston
Mann
Tiente Tappold Armand
New York
Robert W K. Harrie
Winsted
Corp
Rollo
Kirown
Mobley
Charlie A Cooley
Athens
Ala
Frederick W. Coons
Walter K. Pearson
Corbin
Uboner
Trent
Paul W. Eaton
Jackson
Training School for Y Officers July 5 9
Summer school to train YMCA officers will be held at Beabeck on Hood Canal from July 5 to 9. The program aims to fit men to take the places of those called for war work.
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YMC A
Beabeck
Hoods Canal
Time to Think and Plan at The Bon Marché
The Bon Marche urges caution and deliberate thought before action. It emphasizes thinking through internal improvements, planning, and ensuring correctness before proceeding, with future announcements to share ideas via daily advertising messages and signed notices.
Wednesday Wash Dress Day Ad Highlights Cotton and Gingham Styles
A newspaper notice promotes Wednesday Wash Dress Day with cotton dresses at 3.50 dollars. It features practical summer dresses in French percale gingham, plain colors, stripes and plaids, many trimmed with white collars and cuffs or with novelty pockets. Various fitted and straight-line models are offered, including Dix-made dresses, on the third floor.
Summer Suits Reduced At The Bon Marche Second Floor
The Bon Marche offers a sale on Summer models including Serges gabardines tricotines and Poiret twills. Lined with satin and Georgette accents, the group features ripple backs service belted jackets fancy collars and vestees in assorted shades and fabrics.
White Nile Cloth Shoes at Five Dollars
White Nile Cloth Shoes feature white welting and white enameled heels two inches high. Comfortable and well fitting from widths AA to D, sizes 21 to 7. Summery trim footwear easily cleaned with self covered Louis heels and white welted soles. Upper Main Floor Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Lowell
Winter Quarter
Vesel
Holbrook
Imperial German Navy
Gilmore
Gimore
Leutenant
Postal
Frisco
Bon March
Girls’ Bloomer
United Real Cars
U. S. Army
Vancouver, B. C
Vancouver
William Pringle
Heaconsville
Mary Helen Pringte
Boulogne
Wall Street
Atlantic
United States Customs Department
Seattle
Rubens
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