Austrians driven back as Piave defensive holds
The first phase of the Austrian offense ends in defeat with estimates of 180000 casualties. Austrian bridges across the Piave are swept away as their forces retreat from Montello to the Adriatic, harassed by Allied air power. King Victor Emmanuel’s men endure the setback after massed but failing preparations.
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Italy
Piave
Montelio
Adriatic Sea
Victor
Asiago
Sea
900 000 Troops Now in France
General March announced that American troop movements to France have surpassed 900000, placing the United States five months ahead of schedule. He outlined battle positions in France and Italy and stated the enemy is being held firmly on all fronts, with further major blows expected.
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Washington
General March
France
War Department
United States
Italy
Sugar Ration Planned for July First in U S
Washington reports a drastic sugar ration plan beginning July 1. The Food Administration will place people on quotas with three pounds per capita for households, plus canning extra. Candy and soda fountain makers face a 6 percent limit of last year’s intake, ice cream producers 75 percent.
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Washington
Hoover
Eighty Five Die as Hag enaback-Wallace Circus Wreck
In Gary Indiana six miles west of town a Hag enaback-Wallace circus wreck killed eighty five. Officials work to confirm victims with twenty four identified. Many bodies charred and mangled beyond recognition. Ward Allard the circus general manager released a statement on the fatality count.
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Ind
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Here
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Germany's Clothing Law Proposal by Berlin Lawyer
A Berlin lawyer Justiciat Otto Feig proposes government seizure of all clothing from the dead to reveal Germany's true attire under the state. The idea suggests national control over personal garments as a symbol of collective identity and authority.
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London
Germany
Justiciat
Otto Feig
Berlin
Murders Wife on Train City Amid Police Search
A man murders his wife aboard a train in City as officials in multiple cities chase leads and search for suspects connected to the crime. Police investigate motive and review passenger records and security footage.
Turkey Turkish War Clouds Grow From Tabrriz Attack
Reports from Tehran via American Minister Caldwell describe Turkish troops sacking the American consulate and looting a Presbyterian hospital in Tabriz Persia. Officials signal possible looming war between the United States and the Ottoman Empire as diplomatic ties fray and calls for declaration rise in Congress.
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Washington
Tabriz
Persia
Coortians
United States
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Congress
Hungaria
Wilsoe
State Department
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Japan Opens Buenos Aires Bank to Boost Latin Trade
The Yokohama specie bank opens a Buenos Aires branch with backing from the Imperial Bank of Japan. It will handle international exchange and push reciprocal commerce between Japan and the United States and Great Britain, following plans for Yokohama to Buenos Aires steamship service via Calcutta and Cape Town.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Buenos Aires
Yokohama Specie Bank
Imperial Bank of Japan
Argentina
Yokohama
Calcutta
Cape Town
Four Held On Espionage Charges In Paper Theft Case
Three men and a woman were taken into custody and charged with stealing papers and blueprints from munitions plants nationwide. The group allegedly planned and smuggled plans valuable to American and allied governments in violation of the espionage act. Accused include Gus L. Lindequist, Leo Burt, and Franz Strohmier, with the woman unnamed by authorities.
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New York
Gus L. Lindequist
Leo Burt
Franz Strohmier
Farm Loans Show Loss and Regional Totals
Government farm loan activity fell in May to 9.53 million dollars supporting 4 300 farmers from about 12.01 million and 12 0060 farmers. Spokane land bank led with 1.511 million in loans while district totals list St Paul 15.7986 million Spokane 15.7308 million Omaha 12.4592 million Wichita 11.7263 million Berkeley 6.2302 million.
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Washington
Federal Loan Bank
Spokane Land Bank
St. Paul
Spokane
Omaha
Wichita
Berkley
Borgium Property Offered at Public Auction on Stone Mountain
Borgium's Black Atlanta property at Stone Mountain Georgia belonging to sculptor Gutzon Borgium is advertised for sale at public auction to satisfy a $700 back salary claim by C. G. Baxter former secretary. The equipment relates to carving a memorial to the southern Confederacy on Stone Mountain.
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Borgium
Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Gutzon Borgium
C. G. Baxter
National Guard Division in Alsace Entering German Territory
The War Department announces the Thirty second Division National Guard, formed from Michigan and Wisconsin troops, is now engaged in Alsace on German soil. German forces have identified the division in action confirming its presence.
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National Guard
Alsace
Washington
War Department
National Guards
Michigan
Wisconsin
Turkish loan subscription falls short in Swiss dispatch
A Geneva dispatch reports only twelve million of thirty two million pounds sought for the Turkish loan have been subscribed while Germany has already advanced nearly 180 million pounds to the Ottoman empire. In Dubuque, John Joseph Keane, retired archbishop of the Dubuque diocese, is noted.
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Washington
Switzerland
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Auto Taxes For Roads Campaign In Nebraska
A Nebraska movement seeks to amend the state constitution to dedicate motor vehicle taxes and licenses to a fund for highway maintenance. Proponents say roughly 2 million dollars yearly would stay in state and county road funds, with local districts controlling road projects within their counties.
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Nebraska
Nebraske
Etite Anl
Earty County
British air plan to fly Atlantic with American support
British air council aims to establish a cross Atlantic flight with American pilots and machines. Major General Brancker says the project seeks to deliver American cooperation next year and blaze a new air route to Europe for bombing Germany as U.S. views remain undisclosed. The plan involves fall testing and long fuel‑heavy flights.
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Washington
Ano
Europe
United States
Germany
British Air Council
William Brancker
Atlantic
Brancker
England
Gesserst Brancker
Postal crackdown on night letter telegrams via train
Postal inspectors seized five Western Union train agents as part of a long standing practice of sending night letter telegrams by train between New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Evidence showed thousands of night lettergrams were delivered to destinations with marks of wire transmission.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Western Union Company
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Sinn Fein Leader Flees West Amid Espionage Trial Outcry
Jeremiah A. O Leary, Sinn Fein figure, fled west as his nerves strained under alleged espionage act charges. He claimed government agents conspired to send him to prison while defending his brother John J. O Leary from criminal aiding accusations.
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New York
John J. O'Leary
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Sinn Feis
AFL Session Closes Reelects Officers in St Paul
The American Federation of Labor adjourned after reelecting most officers and plans to meet next year in Atlantic City New Jersey. President Samuel L Tobin of Indianapolis reelected without opposition. In Los Angeles a labor department probe orders federal conciliator Charles T Connell to investigate Swift and Co. packing plant labor disputes.
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Los. Angeles
Swift & Co
Los Angeles
Department of Labor
Charles T. Connell
Slacker dies by his own action amid wartime enforcement
A man committed suicide during wartime enforcement reports. Six others who failed to register are in police custody under home guard auspices. The clash involved enemy forces and paramilitary units as part of work or fight campaigns.
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Reid
Home Guards
Baker 18 A Convent Washington Draft Age Debate
Secretary of War Baker signals willingness to back a draft age extension to eighteen to forty five if Congress submits the amendment. Crowder urges action to broaden work or fight to labor in war industries, while Baker weighs industry impact and national mobilization risks in a broader conscription plan. Democratic leaders say proposal unlikely without Baker backing.
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Crowder
Capitol
Baker
Senate
House
Congress
War Industries
Paker
Rai
Kaiser Declares War Aims At Anniversary Address
In a celebration of his accession anniversary, Emperor William denounces Anglo Saxon values andMammon idolatry while praising Hindenburg and Ludendorff as trusted advisers. He asserts unity between German people and army and vows victory for the German cause.
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Amsterdam
William
Victor
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
War Exhibit Sent to Nebraska State Fair Display
Nebraska state fair will host the grand government war exhibit on its circuit of state fairs. Professor Samson Scribner of the agriculture department assured lawmakers. Secretary Danielson notified delegation members that intervention ensured the display. The delegation led by Congressman Kinkaid urged action and the request was granted.
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Washington
Nebraska
Fit For Human Consumption Hearing Finds Beef Fit
Experts called by the government testified at a hearing led by Special Examiner Edward P. Patterson that beef shipped under a government meat contract by Wilson & Company of Chicago was moisture damaged but fit for human consumption.
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New York
Edward P. Patterson
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson & Company
Chicago
Proclamation on Military Duty for Eligible Citizens
A period proclamation sets mandatory military service for those who reached their majority since September and between July 2 and September 8. The notice specifies the window for duty eligibility and the authorities enforcing conscription.
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Washington
Wilson
Ta.m
Wartime Quotations From Writers And Leaders
A collage of quotations linked to wartime resolve and moral appeal. Ezra Pound, Rudyard Kipling, Lloyd George and others urge action and vigilance while the New York Independent praises patriotic verse for strength and morale.
Reasons to Avoid Platinum Jewelry in Wartime
A high official in the British Ministry of Munitions cites reasons for not buying platinum jewelry. He notes its high cost and dwindling supply, and says front line needs justify keeping platinum for munitions and explosives. He urges sacrifice as glorious yet inconvenient.
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Ministry of Munitions
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