German Dead Piled Deep by the Yankees
Reports of heavy troop movements from Metz toward St Mihiel spark talk of a German assault in the Woëvre sector. The St Mihiel area is seen as a likely target to outflank Verdun and threaten Bardetuc, while a letter from Samuel Gompers to Charles Sulzer discusses the eight hour day and wartime labor duties.
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Metz
St. Micheil
Woevre
St. Miheil
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Bardeluc
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Charles A. Sulzer
Swiss circulars signal preparations for next war
London dispatches report German authorities issued confidential circular letters seeking advice from volunteers who served during the war. Each circular includes a returnable form asking if the respondent is willing to engage in service for the next war.
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London
London observers weigh Swiss war plans for Germany
London observers on June 8 view Swiss reports of Germany’s next war plans as indicating a bid for peace first to ready a future conflict. The analysis suggests Germany seeks supremacy and global domination timed around a likely renewed war.
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London
Germany
Two Can Play At Game When Need May Arise
Washington reports the State Department refused Germany demands to exchange Captain Franz Rintelen and a lieutenant for American citizens Siegried and Paul London held as spies in Germany. Germany sought a Swiss conduit and threatened reprisals. The United States urged Germany to consider Germans in the U S before threats. London’s espionage linked to Russia.
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Washington
State Department
Franz Rintelen
Siegried
Paul London
Germany
United States
London
Russia
Haines named manager to oversee leases
Seattle June A F Haines head of Pacific Steamship Company takes on extra duties as a newly appointed member of the American Steamship Association, a national group.
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Haines
Seattle
A. F. Haines
Pacific Steamship Company
American Steamship Association
British Weekly Casualties Reported From Front
London June 8 British losses for the past week are listed: officers killed and died of wounds 208 and men 4,258. officers wounded or missing 154 and men 27,425.
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London
Americans Gain Ground Northwest of Chateau Thierry
Papis June 8. French and American troops northwest of Chateau Thierry made further gains. They seized the villages of Veully Laporterie and Bouresches in an official announcement.
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Papis
Chateau Thierry
Veully
Laporterie
Bouresches
French Again Strike Near Loore and Ypres Front
London bulletin reports French forces conducting successful operations against German troops near Loore and southwest of Ypres. The brief notes ongoing pressure on the Western Front without detailing casualties or specific dates beyond the current bulletin.
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London
Loore
Ypres
Germans Repel Allied Attacks North of Ainse
An official bulletin from Berlin dated June 8 reports German forces north of Ainse and northwest of Chateau Thierry repulsed Allied attacks.
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Berlin
Ainse
Chateau Thierry
German Airmen Fire On Refugees In France
Paris report states German aviators overran refugee lines and unleashed machine gun fire. The Bishop of Soissons condemned German destruction, noting hundreds of churches razed and the famed Soissons Cathedral badly damaged amid the drive.
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Paris
Soissons
O Leary Indicted on Treason Charges as Others Plead
New York June 8 Jeremiah O Leary Irish leader and six others including Marie De Vic torien were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury charged with treason. O Leary and Ryan are fugitives while Fricke Robinson Mediger Kipper pleaded guilty. O Leary led the American Truth Society and edited the Bull before fleeing a month ago after challenging President Wilson.
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New York
Jeremiah O'Leary
Marie K. de Victorien
Paul Fricke
Vernon Manufacturer
Willard J. Robinson
Karl Mediger
John T. Ryan
Buffalo
Emil Kipper
O'Leary
Ryan
American Truth Society
Sun's Eclipse This Afternoon Observed In Washington
In Coldendale Washington Prof W A Campbell director of Lick Observatory arrives to study today's solar eclipse. A cablegram reports his son Lieut Douglas Campbell an American aviator ace was slightly wounded in France. Observers across the United States monitor the event.
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Coldendale
Wash
W. A. Campbell
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Calif
Lieut
Douglas Campbell
France
Washington
United States
Juneau Watches Solar Eclipse Amid Cloudy Sky
Juneau residents and weather bureau man gathered this afternoon hoping for a glimpse of the sun. Willis FE. Nowell reported at 2:30 that the eclipse could be seen through colored glasses and was about half covered at that moment.
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Juneau
Weather Bureau
Willis FE. Nowell
Astronomers Ready for Eclipse Across Regions
In Baker Oregon on June 8 observers prepared for a partial solar eclipse visible in parts of Alaska and nearby areas as skies cleared for the event.
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Baker
Ore
Alaska
Money Assured for Railroad in Northland Washington
A House Appropriations subcommittee backed additional funds to continue the Alaska Government railway project with 3,000 workers. While not approving the full $7.3 million, the panel pledged enough money to extend toward Fairbanks and complete the stretch to the Susitna river. The branch to Matanuska coal fields and Nenana coal fields on the Yukon side are planned to open.
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Washington
House of the Committee On Appropriations
Fairbanks
Susitna River
Matanuska
Nenana
Yukon
Unconfirmed reports on submarine sinking near Virginia Capes
Officials warn against ignoring lessons from submarines after an unconfirmed report suggests a German submarine was captured or sunk off the Virginia Capes in the Atlantic port area. Indications point to possible movement of submarines southward as part of ongoing wartime patrols.
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Virginia Capes
Atlantic
Submarine threat along Atlantic coast raises Navy alert
Washington reports that German U boats threaten American shores and will likely launch further raids. Officials warn waters will not be safe until submarines are eliminated, shaping ongoing U.S. Navy measures.
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Washington
Atlantic
Sinking of Vinland Survivors Landed Near Cape May
Nineteen survivors from the Norwegian steamer Vinland, torpedoed June 5 off Cape May, were landed by a destroyer nine hours after the British steamer Harpathian was torpedoed further from the Virginia coast. News of the raiders had been absent until the Harpathian crew was landed the day prior.
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Cape May
Vinland
Harpathian
Virginia
Argonaut Torpedoed Off Sicily Islands June 5
The Ameri can steamer Argonaut was torpedoed off Sicily Islands on June 5, according to a message received by the company here.
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New York
Sicilly Islands
Submarine Sighting Triggers Coastwise Steamer Alert
A coastwise passenger steamer reached Atlantic Port after sighting an object officers feared was a submarine. Officials believe the submarine may have extended operations to far southern waters where the object was seen.
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Atlantic Port
Yankee Skipper Fights for Runs at Atlantic Port
An American captain returning to port with cargo of foodstuffs said he was chased by a submarine. He appealed to the Navy for protection or escort so he could proceed safely.
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Atlantic
Navy
Battle of Seaplanes Off Dutch Coast Near The Hague
Five British and seven German seaplanes of the largest type clashed off the Dutch coast near Holland The Hague on June 8. A German plane was seen to fall in flames while a British machine was forced down but landed safely.
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The
Hague
Stock Quotations From New York Market Report
Stock quotations from New York on June 8 show Alas ka Gold closing at 1 percent and Butte & Superior at 20 percent. American Zine 15 percent Utah Copper 79 percent Ray 23 percent Chino 36 percent.
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New York
Alaska
Butte & Superior
Utah
Ray
Chino
Will Japan Enter Siberia Again Question Arises
A historical inquiry asks whether Japan might push into Siberia again, examining past incursions, regional power dynamics, and the spread of influence through strategic locations and military plans. The piece weighs potential motives, risks, and responses from allied nations.
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Siberia
Being Realized That It May Prove Dangerous to the Allies in Russia
Washington reports renewed concern over Japanese troops operating in Siberia as German forces near the Onon river in far eastern Siberia. Observers fear invasion from the East could accelerate due to German influence, impacting Manchuria and Chinese interests.
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Russia
Washington
Siberia
Tsarbin
Onon River
Manchuria
Japanese Officials Deny China Deal Grants Japan Military Control
In June, Tokyo officials rejected a report claiming a Chinese Japanese military agreement would hand Japan control of Chinese armed forces and funding for railways and mines. The denial emphasizes Tokyo's stance against such arrangements affecting sovereignty and resource access.
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TOKIO
Japan
Russians rely on Allies for reconstruction says Moscow chamber
President Wilson received a message from the Russian American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow. It asserts Russia bets on Allied victory and wants wartime economic support from the Allies for Moscow’s postwar reconstruction.
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Washington
Wilson
New Passenger Rate Set at Three Cents a Mile
Washington dispatch reports a new passenger rate of three cents per mile will take effect Sunday at midnight despite pleas to suspend or modify the increase. The move affects rail travelers nationwide as railroads implement the latest fare change.
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Washington
King George to Celebrate July Fourth in Chelsea Game
King George plans to attend an American Army versus Navy baseball game in Chelsea marking the first time a British king joins an American Fourth of July celebration in British history. Paris reports a new Rhone bridge will open July 4 and be named President Wilson.
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London
George
Chelsea
Paris
Rhone River
Wilson
Judge Lindsey Honored by Italians in Rome Welcome
Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver Juvenile Court fame receives warm Italian welcome in Rome on June 8. He will visit the front next week after a royal audience. His juvenile reform writings have been translated and widely read in Italy.
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Rome
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lindsey
U S Geographical Survey Readies Braugh in North
The U S Geological Survey begins a project in North region with Riggs leading the work. Details on scope and start date are announced as the agency initiates the Braugh initiative.
New Geological Survey Branch to Aid Alaska Miners
A United States Geological Survey branch will be set up in Anchorage to assist prospectors and miners, with EF Chapin in charge. The move follows Gov. Riggs recommendations from the Alaska Engineering Commission and aims to accelerate mineral development and railroad traffic through Alaska's resources.
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United States Geological Survey
Anchorage
EF. Chapin
Geological Survey
Washington
Northwestern
Alaska
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Alaska Engineering Commission
Gov. Riggs
Alfred H. Brooks
Wheat crop forecast highest in nation in years
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture forecast a combined Winter and Spring wheat crop totaling 1,021,000,000 bushels, just 64,000,000 short of the hoped for billion bushel goal. If current ideal growing conditions continue, a billion bushel harvest could be possible.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Submarines Fail Against Convoy With U S Troops
Rev Father Joseph Wareing accompanying Red Cross workers arriving in London reports destroyers protected a convoy on Sunday and engaged submarines twice. He could not confirm how many subs were sunk.
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London
Red Cross
Joseph Wareing
Germans Dead Piled High on Picardy Front
An afternoon summary notes German dead stacked three deep on the Picardy front as American forces rout them with machine guns. Americans push like demons, battle rages at Chateau Thierry, and Allied offensives unnerve German gains as the tide shifts in favor of the Allies for now.
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Picardy
Chateau Thierry
Americans Repel German Attack at Chateau Thierry
American forces with the Americans on the front northwest of Chateau Thierry repelled a German assault last night. They fought fiercely, destroying many enemy troops and reportedly killed about a hundred Germans as they pressed the attack with intense combat.
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Chateau Thierry
Allied pressure holds on the Marne front north of Chateau Thierry
Allied forces press the German lines north of Chateau Thierry with no relief in sight. The German front yielded to the first thrust on Thursday and the Allies report progress in a series of local operations. The Marne salient’s tip has been driven back and now lies astride the Clignon river.
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Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Clingnon River
Gridiron Losses Versus German Forces Reported
In Picary the American losses are heavy due to fierce fighting and the German dead lie piled three deep in many places. A number of machine guns were added to the booty taken by the Americans.
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Picary
Allies Press Near Veuilly and Laporterie Sectors
French and American forces press in the Veuilly Laporterie Bussieres Douresches area with close cooperation, advancing despite stubborn German resistance and achieving nearly continuous progress in shifting frontline positions.
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Veuilly
Laporterie
Bussieres
Douresches
Marines Hold Ground in Six Mile Front Advance
American and French troops press an offensive northwest of Chateau Thierry with six miles of front and a 24 mile depth. Marines win praise for fearless fighting and capture 300 German prisoners as retreat is reportedly not taught to American forces.
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Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
French Reclaim Locre Hospice From German Forces
June 2 report notes French troops recaptured Locre Hospice, a position seized by German forces the previous Wednesday, marking a shift in the battle lines. The brief item emphasizes rapid back and forth control in the area.
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Locre Hospice
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