London Analysis of Hindenburg Failure
London reports the fourth phase of the German offensive on the Western Front near Paris. German forces shift from White 5 to the West as observers note French resistance slows the attack from Montdidier to Bessons sur Matz. The line now spans four sectors: Oise Noyon to Soissons, Aisne, Oureq, and Marne fronts.
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Amsterdam
Kaiser
White 5
West Front
London
Montdidier-Noyon
Picardy
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Hindenburg
Montdidier
Bessons Sur Matz
Paris
la Fere
Compilogne
Creat
Oise
Utdidier
Noyon
Aisne Noyon
Soissons
Oureq
Rheims
300 Clerks in Seattle Quit War Time Change Drives Jobs
More than 300 Seattle clerks left their posts as the war time work or fight order prompts women to fill men’s jobs. Firms prep by placing women in earlier men’s roles, training staff to meet new demands while some fear extended non productive classifications. Employers note a wider application than intended as youths under 21 face scrutiny and men who look shipyard ready are pressured to switch.
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Temae
Seattle
Walters
Canada
Lewis A. Dare
Piper & Taft
Vienna in Throes of Huge Riot
London dispatch reports revolt in Austria with serious rioting in Vienna. Meetings favoring an end to fighting at fronts are held in Hungary. Austrian shares slump heavily on the Amsterdam exchange.
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London
Austria
Vienna
Adis
Central News
Amsterdam
Hungary
German Fleet Tries to Delude Allied Navies
Washington June 15 The German fleet issues alarms two to three times weekly to scare the American Allied fleet into believing a battle is near. Official sources say the ruses keep watchers on edge. Hindenburg pushes for a new offensive, a last desperate gamble if attempted at sea.
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Washington
Hindenburg
Another Submarine Attack Report Near American Coast
New York June 15. A British armed merchantman Delaware sped to aid a ship under submarine attack off the American coast. The report came from Ernest Lukish who arrived from Chile.
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New York
Delaware
Ernest Lukish
Chile
Take Soldier Home on Saturday Night
The Soldiers and Sailors' club asks Seattle residents to lodge 1,000 visiting soldiers after theatre shows. After the performance, citizens should call at the club on Fourth Ave and Cherry St to take a boy home. The club warns against arriving before the show and notes 1,500 boys are expected with space for 400.
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Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
Seattle
Fourth Ave
Cherry St
Korniloff Advances in Caucasus Occupies Key Fortresses
An undated Moscow message reports General Korniloff with allied Caucasian forces advancing in the Pskoff region and occupying Ekaterinodar Grosuge and Petrovak. A political strike is organized against the soviets in Kiev.
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London
Germany
Pskoff
Moscow
Korniloff
Ekaterinodar
Grosuge
Petrovak
Kieff
Noble heir Sylvia Johanna arrives at Carnation farms
Mr. Sylvia Johanna arrives in Cedar Falls amid pomp as Carnation Co officials greet him. The nobility member, valued at $166,000, declines interviews, speaks of humane aims, and seeks a simple life in green pastures with devoted servants while observing stock and pasture at the Carnation stock farm.
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Cedar Falls
Champion Sylvia Johanna
Sylvia Johanna
Carnation Farms
Pomer Fos
Star
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Wells Pargo
Carnation Co
Cedar Fall
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Carnation Milk Co
Elbridge A. Stuart
Carnation Stock Farm
Civilian Evacuations Planned as Paris Defense Grows
Paris June 15. The situation improves and defense plans continue. The minister of public works orders evacuation arrangements for civilians if needed. The Humanite calls 10,000 workers to defense tasks.
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Paris
Minister of Public Works
Humanite
Red-Head Beauty Contest Entry At Naval Camp
Roberson, a Seattle redhead from 590% Pathway, enters the Navy Training Camp beauty contest to support the Seattle Girls Victory Carnival. She hopes to play Venus and urges red headed girls to join. Pageant roles include Peace for the blonde and Cleopatra for the brunette with winners to be celebrated by officers and sailors.
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Ladys Roberson
Mrs Roberson
Naval Training Camp
Seattle
Venus
Mise Roberson
Carsten Karlee
Star Office
Fourth Ave
No Children Regulations Persist in Housing Rush
The Cham ber of Commerce housing committee reports the no children rule remains in effect as demand for five and six room homes soars. About 160 applications a day flow in as shipyard workers and others seek rooms. some families send children to relatives to cope with high rents. An open meeting at the YMCA Monday evening, hosted by the Good Templars, will discuss relief plans.
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Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
M.C. A
At & P
The
Good Templars’ Social Service Committee
High Renta
Thrift Stamp Club Dance At Wirkwood Hall
The Thrift Stamp club will hold its usual dance Saturday night at Wirk wood hall Kirkwood and 59th. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Thrift Stamp Club
Wirkwood Hall
Kirkwood
Keemun Fights Brisk Battle With U Pirates
The British steamer Keemun engaged a German U-boat off Virginia coast in a sharp duel lasting from 6 30 PM Thursday to about 11 PM. The ship’s five inch guns fired rapidly at ranges near 1700 yards, both vessels moving at about 12 knots, with authorities in Washington receiving the captain’s report.
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Virginia Cape
Keemun
Navy
Washington
Hun Leader Loses Grip in Combat
In a June 15 analysis from The Star, J. W. T. Mason reports Gen. Foch halting the German drive toward Compiegne on the Montdidier Noyon front. The piece argues Hindenburg cannot regain large western gains without Foch’s consent as German secrecy vanishes and casualties rise, signaling a looming German defeat.
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Paris
Complegne
Hindenburg
France
Foch
Channel
Picardy
Flanders
Montdidier
Noyon
Calalas
Boulogne
Compiegne
Corpiegne
Teuton Drive Fizzle in Fourth Phase of Offensive
June 15 report from London says the German drive south from Montdidier and Noyon failed to gain for three days. The center near Roye showed a five mile advance, but overall losses and meager progress mark it as a costly failure. British Haig notes local raids with over 60 prisoners and repulsed enemy raids near Aveluy wood.
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London
Montadidier
Noyon
Roye
Antheull
French War Office
Villers-Cotterets Forest
Chateau Thierry
The
Marne
Marshal Haig
Bethune
Aveluy Wood
Villers-Bretonneux
Caterpillar battle in University District ends with tribute to fire crew
About 200000 Caterpillars are said to have been wiped out in a hand to hand clash in the University District as Captain Grant Arnold of Fire Station No. 17 leads five men with a home made flamethrower against the invaders. The attack prompts a city wide push as officials threaten further raids.
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University District
von Creepen Crreeneater
Greeneeater
Arnold
Capt
LATHE
Greenbelly
Map of 250 mile battle front charts Hindenburg offensives
A comprehensive map on page 4 of The Star shows the 250 mile battle front and the thwarted offensives by General von Hindenburg. Our London dispatch notes more offensives are likely before the drive ends amid the titanic war effort.
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Star
Hindenburg
London
Hindenburg aims for Compiegne and Oise as main goals
The piece outlines three German objectives: advance south to seize Compiegne seen as gate to Paris, envelop Villers-Cotterets to control a key railway hub, and push the allied line back from Montdidier to Chateau Thierry to straighten the front and avoid flank attacks by Gen. Foch’s forces. Hills aid French with the report noting resistance and a continuation on page 4.
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Hindenburg
Compiegne
Paris
Oise
Villers-Cotterets
Montdidier
Chateau Thierry
Foch
180 More U S Destroyers Go To Europe
Washington reports that five more squadrons of 36 destroyers each will join European waters this year, creating the greatest destroyer fleet in history. Admirals Palmer Benson and Secretary Daniels urged a permanent rise in naval personnel to 131,485 enlisted men to staff the expansion.
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Washington
America
European
House Naval Committee
Palmer
Benson
Daniels
Carcass of Petrified Mule Found in Abandoned Mine
NEW PHILADELPHIA Ohio June 14 Petrified mule carcass dug from an abandoned coal mine near here appears lifelike though dead for years.
Yanks Pass 800000 Troops Overseas Amid War News
Chief of Staff reports the overseas troop total has reached 800000, including combat units and support staff. Gen March says Allied lines are being extended by 66 miles as German offensives are halted. Sen Kirby cites over a million Americans to France by July 1. deployment pace limited by transport capacity.
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Washington
War Department
Spondents
France
Senator Kirby
Arkansas
Military Committee
Council
March
German Drive Stalls in Oise Front as War Rages
United Press reports on day 14138 of the conflict with German southward push between Montdidier and Noyon halted. Artillery actions continue along the Aisne, Rheims area, and Champlat Bligny. British raids in Villers Bretonneux take prisoners and machine guns. sixty German prisoners captured in Flanders. French patrols seize prisoners in Champagne. France prepares a civilian evacuation plan for Paris defense.
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Montdidier
Noyon
French War Office
Marne Front
Aisne
Rheims
Champlat
Bligny
Picardy
Villers Bretonneux
Flanders Front
Champagne
France
Paria
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