Americans Rescue Comrade From German Raiders Near Luneville
German patrols raided American positions northeast of Luneville but were driven off after brief fighting. An American lieutenant ordered volunteers to retrieve two captured soldiers, returning one wounded American and one wounded German to the trenches. A separate tale notes German airmen dropping notes over towns and a shell killing two soldiers returning from mass, as comrades offered final farewells while dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine
Luneville
No Man's Land
Bodie
D Company
Foe Crushed in Two Attempts on Italian Front
United Press reports the Austrian drive stalled on the Piave and Montello. British French and Italian counter attacks push Austrians back from the northern mountains and river lines. Rome says a southern Piave counter offensive has begun as Emperor Karl concentrates forces. The German co operation noted and Austrian gains described with heavy artillery use and front impressions.
Tobacco Drive Planned By Hazen Titus In Seattle
An American Red Cross appeal urges rising tobacco shipments for U S troops in France. Hazen J. Titus to run the Seattle tobacco drive, estimating need at 175 million cases monthly and a Seattle share of about 600 dollars weekly based on state quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Red Cross
Seattle
Washington
Titus
Hazen J. Titus
France
Yankees Fight Vicious Battle Across Night Patrol
Washington reports 13 American troops, outnumbered more than three to one by German forces, fought their way through the enemy on the night of June 13-14 and returned safe. All were wounded, Gen. Pershing cabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pershing
Mayor Hanson Threatens Shepard Over Skagit Power Site Row
The Seattle federal reserve bank manager C. F. Shepard faced fiery remarks from Mayor Hanson over the Skagit power site issue. Hanson demanded denial or admission of backing a capital issues committee and accused officials of small patriotism while Shepard defended his patriotism and visited City Hall with counsel.
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Hanson
Shepard
Federal Reserve Bank
Seattle
Capital Issues Committee
Skagit
Caldwell
Thomson and
Fitzgerald
John H Powell
Counter Stroke of Italy Inflicts Bloody Defeat
Rome reports that Italian forces renewed a counter offensive on the Lower Piave inflicting fresh defeats on Austrian troops. The Austrians failed to renew assaults in the mountains and Montello sector, left about 100 prisoners, and were repulsed between Zenon and Fossalta and Maserada Candela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Piave
Montello
Zenzon
Fossalta
Treviso
Maserada
Candela
Plave
USA
Hun Allies Cross Piave at 3 Different Points
Geneva reports Austrians have established bridgeheads at three Piave crossings as Italian artillery and air forces were blinded by smoke shells. Patrols crossed by river boats under cover, with pontoon bridges built and reinforcements arriving. Likely crossings include Monteiro and the railway bridges at St Andrea and San Dona Di Piave.
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Piave
Sl Monteiro
St. Andrea and
San Dona di Plave
Austrians Shift Attack to Eastern Piave Front
Reports from London state Austrians moved their main assaults to the eastern Piave line as they try to seize El Montello and break toward the river and mountain junction. Italian and Anglo French forces report partial mountain gains and strong resistance with prisoner tallies cited by both sides. The British war office notes little change on their Italian front sector.
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London
Piave
el Montello
Italian War Office
Aasiago
Mount Grappa
War Office
Full Strength of Enemy Hurled Against Italians
A semi official statement in Rome says Austria has 92 divisions totaling 1 104 000 men. Seventy one divisions with 892 000 men are identified on the Italian front as the enemy’s effective troops. Austria fields about 7 500 guns and uses its entire aviation force plus abundant materiel. Despite this effort progress has been limited with gains far below expectations. Prisoners and captured documents indicate the offensive aimed for booty. A German requisition battalion operates with Austrian troops to secure loot.
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Montello
Piave
Rome
Karl
Asiago
Austria
Amsterdam
Uments
16 Drowned as Armed Cruiser Patria Sinks
London June 18 The armed mercantile cruiser Patria was torpedoed and sunk June 14, killing one officer and 15 sailors. The admiralty announced the loss and noted the crew casualties.
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Patria
London
Admiralty
Western Union Chief Rejects War Labor Board Ruling
President Newcomb Carlton of Western Union publicly declined to accept the war labor board ruling in the dispute with the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America unless compelled by the war government. He argued the board’s decision was not binding due to lack of unanimous support and warned against allowing an outside union to interfere with service.
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New York
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union
Wilson
War Labor Board
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Hie
Carlton
President May Act as Referee in Wire Probe
Washington report says after Newcomb Carlton refused Western Union the president has not announced his next step. Officials note Carlton is within rights to demand an umpire to review mediation efforts of the war labor board. White House weighs options with officials scattered nationwide and may appoint the president as referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union
Wilson
White House
Carlton
War Labor Board
British Raids Win at Albert During World War I
Field Marshal Haig reported raids southwest of Albert and near Moyenneville succeeded with prisoner and machine gun captures. Hostile artillery engaged the Nieppe forest Ancre valley areas, while a raid southeast of Villers Bretonneux was repulsed with a few prisoners taken.
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London
Albert
Moyenneville
Haig
Nieppe Forest
Ancre
Serre
Villers Bretonneux
Will Appeal All Marriage Draft Cases
The cases of all registered non married since May 18 1917 will be appealed directly from local boards to the district board by Appeal Agent Thomas J L Kennedy. Between 1000 and 2000 young men will be affected by the new order per Col J M Hawthorne chairman of district board No 9. Rule 5 of select service regulations amended to scrutinize marriages after March 18 1917 to see if entered to avoid service, registrants put in Class 1, love letters engagements and courtship evidence used as good faith, now most deferred is Class 2 only if there is a child born or unborn on June 9 last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Col. J. M. Hawthorne
Select Service
New Order
Col. Hawthorne
Municipal streetcar lines post first May profit
The combined municipal car lines show a May profit of 151.82 after three months of administration that reduced March and April losses. Revenues rose to 12,088.86 in May while expenses dropped to 11,937.04 with wage increases of 50 cents per day and new Division A service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Murphine
Hanson
Morphine
Division A
Mayor Hanson Unafraid Faces Banker at City Hall
The story portrays Mayor Ole Hanson as bold and principled, challenging a powerful banker. He demands accountability and warns of police action if needed, emphasizing his independent stance and readiness to confront strong interests.
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Ole Hanson
Organized Seattle renters plan refuse to move strike
Seattle renters facing rent gouging organized at a YMCA meeting forming the Anti Rent Profiteering league to map a course for a possible large scale strike and tent colonies. The Good Templars social service committee called the meeting and a new public session will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Social Service Committee
The
Good Templars
John Davis & Co
Calvin Hall
Judge Hall
Excursion dance fundraiser offered by W R Foster
Fletcher Bay resident W R Foster offers to donate all proceeds from his regular Saturday night excursion and dance for the tobacco fund. The Liberty steamer departs Pier 4 at 7 p.m. and returns to Seattle at 12 30 p.m. with room for 325 aboard.
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W. Foster
Fletcher Bay
Tobacco Fund
Liberty
Pier 4
Spring St
Seattle
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U.S. Trench
Buddy
Luneville Sector
United Press
the Star
Star
Adriatic
Conegliano
Zenson
U. S
Gibson
American Red Thru
Son of
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Continus
Commang
Cour
Ariy
Harry D. Gibson
Gop
Lower
Impor
Geneva
National War Labor Board
A. N. Atwood
If. Walker
Metal Trades Council
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