Bread Cut Triggers 20000 German Strikes in Rhine Factories
Associated Press dispatch from London reports extensive strikes in Cologne and Muttheim on the Rhine after bread rations were reduced. About 20,000 munition workers quit their jobs, as military and police tried to stop street demonstrations of over 9,000 strikers in Cologne. officials at The Hague noted the unrest.
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Hey Tuinner
London
Cologne
Muttheim
Rhine
Hague
Strikers Demand Austria Propose General Peace Talks
Strikers in Vienna on Saturday urged the Austrian government to show readiness for a general peace and invite enemy governments to peace negotiations. The plea was submitted to Baron Burian, Austria Hungary's foreign minister, by representatives of the workers.
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London
Vienna
Hague
Baron Burian
Bohioans Named In Casualty List
The army today listed 62 names with eight killed in action and 45 wounded severely. From Ohio City, Clinton Allen of Kent, M A Cunningham of Cincinnati, Green of Cleveland, Damon Mallon of Cincinnati, Stanley Wionek of flashing appear among the wounded or dead according to the casualty roll released in Washington.
Meatless Weeks for Germany Could Begin Soon
London June 24 Dr August Muller undersecretary for food distribution told the reichstag food committee that meatless weeks for Germany are a possibility in the near future and that increasing the meat ration would be impossible.
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London
Germany
August Muller
Reichstag Food Committee
Axtell Promoted to U. S. Employees' Comp Commission Chair
Mrs. Francis C. Axtell, the first woman in the United States appointed by executive order to a federal commission, has been promoted by the president to chair the United States Employees' Compensation Commission. She joined the commission earlier in the year.
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Francis C. Axtell
United States
United States Employees’ Competition Commission
Engineer Sargent blamed for circus train crash asleep at post
Attorney Charles J. McFadden for Michigan Central said Engineer A J Sargent of the empty troop train that collided with a circus train near Gary was asleep due to illness and did not see danger signals. Sargent stayed at the wreck for six hours then left for Kalamazoo. At the coroner inquest McFadden said he was asleep for three miles. Sixty two bodies recovered and twenty three still missing.
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Thune
Charles J. McFadden
Michigan Central Railroad
A. J. Sargent
Gary
Sargent
Kalamazoo
Mich
McFadden
Sargent Released on Bail in Connection With Train Incident
Kalamazoo July 24 Associated Press reports Sargent, charged in the crash near Uhigenbaek Walls, was freed on bail. He plans to fight extradition as the coroner's inquest was set for Hammond tomorrow.
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Kalamazoo
Mid
Jung
Sargent
Angtiwer
Cralu
Uhigenbaek Wallaes Celreus
Gary
Tnd
Alond
Hammond Tamorrow
Government probe ordered into circus train wreck
Washington June 24 Director General McAdou ordered a government investigation into the Mehigan Central circus train wreck near Gary Indiana. The inquiry aims to determine causes and assign responsibility for the wreck and any resulting injuries.
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Bannard
Washington
McAdou
Mehigan Central Railroad
Uuur Gary, Indy
May 1918 Optimism as Allies Push War Towards End
Washington reports Rome believes a victorious close to the war may come this year with allied pressure. Dispatches say Austrian front retreats and potential German reinforcements move from France to aid Austria amid renewed offensives.
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Rome
Gergss
France
Herrick Accepts Leadership of the War Camp Service
T Herrick former governor of Ohio and former ambassador to France has accepted the chairmanship of the national finance committee of the War Camp Community Service announced today in New York.
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New York
T. Herrick
Ohio
France
Tw National
Nance
American envoy asks King George for signatures to aid US soldiers
Major William J. Mack of Cincinnati, agent of the United States insurance board in England, met King George and Queen with a request for their signatures to encourage American soldiers in England to sign as well. He greeted the king with a friendly shoulder slap as he presented the petition.
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William J. Mack
Cincinnati
King George
England
Major Mack
United States Insurance Board
Austria to Go on Half Ration
June 24 state draft headquarters announced local quotas for food and labor to support war effort. Quotas include 1000 colored tea to Camp Sherman, 104 mechanics to Toledo University, 3460 carpenters to Cincinnati University, with divisions across Knox and Ross counties. Vienna interview notes Austria unable to feed population, meal rations planned after shortages.
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Tle
Camo Sherman
Chillicothe
Toledo University
Cincinnatinniversity
Glinton County
Cincinnai
Camp Sherman
Knox County
Amsterdam
Toledo
Sherman Ross Cunty
Cincinnati
Austria
Herman
Vaal
Vienna
Bolshevik Leader Shot Dead in Petrograd Street
Moscow dispatch reports M Volodarsky, press commissioner, and nine Bolshevik leaders were shot dead in Petrograd today. The violence marks a dramatic political assassination with widespread shock across the Bolshevik leadership and Soviet authorities.
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Associated Pram
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Bannery Moscow
M. Volodarsky
Petrograd
First Million Tons of Ships to Be Delivered by June
Washington reports the first million tons of ships contracted for the Shipping Board will be delivered soon. Last week five ships totaling 57,380 tons were launched, bringing the grand total to 118 ships and 924,200 deadweight tons.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Fex
New Registrants To Draw Their Order Numbers This Week
The Bauer reports that Washington indicates the drawing of order numbers for men who registered for the army draft on June 5 may occur this week. The exact day, either Wednesday or Thursday, is under discussion as the process begins for those new registrants.
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Rawr
Bauer
Washington
Major Roosevelt Cited for Bravery in France Action
Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is cited by the army commander for conspicuous gallantry in the operation linked to the capture and subsequent house of Cantigay. The award is noted in a June 24 AP report detailing his actions with the American forces in France.
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France
Associated Press
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Walt Ie
Ballantry
Ile
Cantigay
U S Ship Sunk by U Boat in Atlantic
The Navy reports an allied transport, chartered by the United States, was sunk about 700 miles east of the Delaware capes on June 18. The U boat surfaced to fire 19 shots, three lifeboats with about 67 crew members are missing, presumed lost, while the rest were landed at various Avantle ports in seven boats.
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Washington
Delaware Capes
Navy Department
Avantle
Huns Rush Aid Austria Hungary Allies Brace for Offensive
Washington officials and military observers expect a possible German reinforcements movement as Julians pursue the defeated Austrian army across the Fiave. Reports indicate the enemy may stiffen and launch a new offensive with German troops withdrawn from France.
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Washington
Fiave
France
Sone
Maly
Norway Opens First Whale Meat Market for People
A Norwegian west coast event sees whales butchered for human consumption marking the first on the open market. Prices quoted at 9 to 1 conto per pound, meat totals and general market setup described in limited readable text.
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Christinia
Norway
Christnia
Italians Rout Austrians On Piave Front In Retreat
Italian forces push the Austrians back across the Piave as floods wash away bridges and swallow lines. The retreat extends from the Montello plateau to the Adriatic, with Italians pressing pursuit and German offensives failing on multiple fronts. British and French sectors report limited gains and repulsed attacks, signaling a cautious, stalled German strategy.
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Piave
Montello
Atliatic
Venice
Austria- Hungary
Marne-Rheims
Bligny
Rheims
Antheuil
Oise
France
Italians claim 45000 prisoners in Piave counteroffensive
An official cable from Rome reported by the Italian embassy says Italian forces captured 45,000 prisoners and seized large war materiel as they broke the Austrian defense across the Piave. The dispatch notes heavy artillery and upriver advances beginning Sunday, with the Piave flooded and thousands of enemy corpses reportedly left behind.
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Washington
Piave River
Rome
Piave
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