Fear Domination Of War Party In Germanys Reply
Returning Americans report growing hostility in the central powers toward the United States as Germany debates its second reply. Officials fear the military coterie will shape the note, risking a break or continued relations depending on Von Tirpitz influence and the army navy heads. Ambassad or Von Bernstorff shows cautious optimism for peace amid German military power.
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Washington, D. C
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Russia
Przemysland
Galacia
King Constantine Near Death Amid Medial Fight
The Bulletin reports King Constantine of Greece in critical state with 103.3 temperature 125 pulse and 26 respirations. Doctors remained by his bedside through the night as anxious crowds filled the streets and the King underwent drainage for pleurisy following an earlier operation. A German air raid near Galais dropped a bomb within 60 yards of the American consulate but caused no significant damage.
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London
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Morning Post
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Zinc Ore Reaches Record $112 Per Ton In Joplin Area
Joplin Missouri June 8 zinc ore in the local lead and zinc district closed with a basis price of 112 dollars a ton the highest level yet. The gain of 27 dollars over last week marks the greatest weekly rise on record and the output value for the week exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, surpassing all previous weekly totals.
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Joplin
Joplin Lead and Zinc
Suffragists Meet Begins With Row
Chicago June 8 The National American Woman Suffrage association mid year conference opened amid sharp clashes between Dr Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs Youmans over the congressional union militant tactics. Mrs Upton urged arbitration to give fair representation while debates over strategy continued among state presidents and district campaigns were praised as effective.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Thomas W. Youmans
Wisconsin
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Youmans
Shaw
Congressional Union
Stanley McCormick
New York
Congressional Committee of the Association
McNab Miller
Missouri
Draper Smith
Nebraska
Medill MacCormick
Woman's Suffrage
National Congressional Committee
National American Suffrage Association
Congress
McCormick
Rules Committee
Italians Order To Spare Pola Amphitheater
Venice June 7 Italian military authorities issue orders to ships and airships to spare from injury the remains of Pola's famed Roman Amphitheater The Austrian naval base on the Adriatic coast is cited as a military site yet the Italians insist the landmark should be preserved as a historic relic.
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Venice
Paris
Pola
Adriatic
Germany to compensate Greek steamer Ellispontos owners
The German government admits responsibility for the submarine commander who torpedoed and sank the Greek steamer Ellispontos on April 18 in the North Sea. It agrees to compensate the vessel owners, with the value to be set by two experts, one Greek and one German.
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London
Germain
Ellispontos
North Sea
Zepplin raid along English coast reported by admiralty
London reports at the admiralty a Zeppelin visited the east coast last night dropping incendiary and explosive bombs, causing five deaths and 40 injuries with two fires. A second dispatch says Zeppelins were blown to pieces over Belgium by British airmen.
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Belgium
London
Admiralty
Engand
Baltic Sea clash pours into Baltic coast landings
London reports indicate fighting between Russian and German warships in the Baltic followed by German attempts to land troops along the Gulf of Riga. Several German transports and one large vessel reportedly sunk, with Russia losing an auxiliary. Details remain scarce and no heavy squadrons engaged. Berlin confirms Russian cruiser Amur sunk by a German submarine on June 4 near a Baltic port.
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England
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Essex
London
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Russia
Berlin
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Praemysl
Mosciska
Grodek
Bulgaria disavows neutrality policy dispatch from Sofia
London dispatch says a communication from the Ministerial Journal asserting Bulgaria would adhere to neutrality is now disavowed. The Times reports from Sofia that Bulgaria has rejected its prior neutrality pledge.
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the Times
Sofia
Bulgaria
Krupp Ammonition Factory Reported Near Constantinople
London reports a Turkish ammunition factory secretly set up by the Krupps near Constantinople, supplying arms per a Morning Post Athens dispatch. The claim cites covert production with potential strategic impact in the region.
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Athens
Morning Post
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Constantinople
Kaiser Plans for Italian Campaign
London June 7 The Daily Express Geneva correspondent says the German emperor’s Vienna visit aimed to arrange a better campaign plan against Italy, as German generals complain of lack of success on the Austrian chart.
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Vienna
Daily Express
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Italy
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British Advance Along the Tigris Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
London reports a brilliant British success at Amara on the Tigris river as Sir Percy Cox leads forces to a foothold between the Persian Gulf and Baghdad. Angl0-Indian troops have captured prisoners guns ammunition a gunboat steamers and steel barges amid Turkish demoralization. Gallipoli attacks by Turks claim Allied defeat and heavy losses as Turkish War Office touts success on the Sedd ull Bahr front. The Dardanelles front sees two lines of Turkish trenches captured after a new offensive.
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Paint
Percy Cox
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Tigris
Persian Gulf
Bagrad
Mesopotamia
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Seddull Bahr
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Westein Ling
Arras
Aisne
Tracy le Mont Md
Galcia
Romania
Petrograd
Pruth
Koemen
French Cabinet on Verge of Shakeup
Amsterdam reports persistent rumors from Paris that a cabinet reconstruction will occur soon with several ministers replaced. Leon Bourgeois may join the cabinet while Victor Augi neur and Louis Malvy are named as incumbents seeking changes.
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London
Paris
Telegraaf
Leon Bourgeois
Victor Auigneur
Marine
Louis Malvy
Interior
Slavs and Germans clash as Russians retreat in war frontier
British reports show heavy fighting across northern France with gains north of Arras and the Aisne while Germans mass reinforcements westward. Russian fronts retreat under Austro German pressure in Galicia as gas warfare unsettles field tactics and strikes across the Pruth and Rawka fronts.
Italians Meet With Severe Resistance On Isonzo Front
Italian forces press an advance from Caporetto toward the Adriatic across about 40 miles of Isonzo front. Fierce engagements surround Gradiera as Austrians entrench and resistance strengthens. Italian troops concentrate on roads from Cormons Palmanova and Cervignano amid secrecy. The Talmina area and eastern Isonzo remain key objectives.
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Italy
Isonzo
Caporetto
Gradiera
Cormons
Palmanova
Cervir
Tha
Talmina
Onsonzo
Chinese American Bank Being Formed
Chinese and American capitalists unite to form a Chinese American bank with about 6 million dollars capitalization. Ching Haun Chang, chairman of the honorary Chinese commercial union, announced the plan at a Chinese merchants association meeting. Stock was assigned to representatives in both nations with equal parts in America and China.
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New York
Ching Haun Chang
Move Not Popular Speculations on a Proposed Law
A Philadelphia Record reprints commentary on a New York State proposal to abolish breach of promise in marriage. The piece argues the law would curb costly proposals and protect all parties, noting women’s independence and the risk of misuse of written engagements. It questions keeping such suits and suggests oral or informal unions may suffice.
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New York
Something Orother
Peg O' My
Philadelphia Record
The Supply Comes From Food and Grape-Nuts Testimony
A Western town woman describes severe stomach trouble and weight loss until trying Grape-Nuts. She reports heartburn and gas fading, digestion improving, and weight rising from 98 to 116 pounds, enabling her to do housework again. The endorsement mentions Postum Co. and Battie Creek Read.
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