Fronts of the line see fierce fighting on the Aisne Marne
Allied forces including American units push German troops on the Aisne Marne front. German crossings at Jaulgonne and Neuilly wood are repelled with heavy losses. Pontoon bridges destroyed and German reserves under pressure. British and American divisions fight near Neuilly and Château Thierry as the Marne sector holds firm.
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Fars
Jault
Chateaubry
Marne
Neuilly
Chateau Thierry
Aisne-Marne
Mir
Tench War Office
Salient
Soissons
Rheims
Pennant
Torey
Boures
Amerime
Neuilly Wood
Pernant
Saconin
Troesnes
Missy-aux
Soldier Nel gin A. Pluff Killed in Action May 28
Private Nel gin A. Pluff, 22, of Company C, 102nd United States Infantry, was killed in action May 28. The war department record, received by his father in Haven, names him as a native of Grafton, Massachusetts, with sisters in the city and a mother in Ill. News notes also mention Mr. and Mrs. Max M. Fisher of the city, whose oldest child is 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
Haven
Nelgin A. Pluff
102Nd
United States Infantry
Grafton
Mass
Roosevelt Pound
Max M. Fisher
Fisher
Two-Headed Calf Lives in Wisconsin Farm
A two headed calf was born on Matt’s Wisconsin farm near a small community and remains alive. The odd creature shows two fully formed mouths and two noses on one side, with only one outer side mouth. The report notes its fragile condition and uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Matt
Sub treasury report from York on cash balance
York reports on Friday cash balance totaling 26,031,000 dollars. The June 4 release notes Sub Treasury figures show the cash position as of Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sub-treasury
York
American Patrol Pushes Back German Planes Near Toul
In a half hour clash northwest of Toul American forces retired with minor losses while German losses remained unknown. Lieutenant Sumner Sewall of Bath Maine forced a German craft from 6000 meters, the enemy plane alighting in American lines after breaking formation. One American plane suffered wing bullets as Sewall pressed the tail of the fleeing machine and the dogfight continued with guns roaring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Bath
Toul
Sewall
Piano concerns taken over by Alien Property Custodian
Three New England piano manufacturing firms were found more than half enemy owned and placed under control by Alien Property Custodian Palm er. Huntington Piano of Shelton Connecticut Blake Corporation of Derby and Sterling Company of Derby were named to be run jointly by Robert A. Munger Col N G Osborne and Thomas L Reilly all from Connecticut. Munger is a lawyer and Ansonia police court judge a Yale graduate Osborn edits the Journal Courier and Reilly is a former district congressman now in revenue work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Palmer
Huntington Piano Company
Shelton
Conn
Capital
Blake Corporation
Derby
Sterling Company
Robert A. Munger
Ansonia
Col. N. G. Osborne
Newton
Thomas L. Reilly
Meriden
New Haven
Robert Munger
Police Court of
Yale
N. G. Osborn
Journal- Courier
Army Captain Killed in Auto Crash Near Hoboken
Captain A. E. Thrall of the quartermaster corps at Camp Merritt was killed when his automobile struck a tree on a steep curve near Hoboken. Lieut. Edward McCloskey Captain Ryan and Lieut. William Jackmann were injured. Thrall’s origin is believed to be Connecticut with no further information available at Camp Merritt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
A. E. Thrall
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Merritt
Hoboken
Edward McCloskey
Ryan
William Jackmann
Thrall
Connecticut
Cotton Crop Reports Show Higher May Condition
Washington June 4 The crop reporting board of the department of agriculture estimates from bureau reports that the cotton crop condition on May 25 was 82.3 percent of normal, up from 69.5 in 1917 and above the ten year average. An acreage planting estimate will be added in the July cotton report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
French Munitions Explosion At Beausens Near Marseilles
An explosion tore through an ammunition factory at Beausens near Marseilles on Monday. Some victims reported but the exact number is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Beausens
Marseilles
Clearing House Statement Report
New York on June 4 reports sub-treasury debit of 103,078 dollars and exchanges totaling 689,715,926 dollars with balances at 58,077,632 dollars. The figures reflect daily financial movements and reserve positions within the Clearing House system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
Americans Hold Picardy Salient Against German Air Attacks
American forces defend the Picardy front with artillery fire and anti aircraft batteries as German raids aim at rear villages. Patrols near Cantigny engage, with casualties reported on both sides. Fire from U.S. artillery burns Montdidier as German forces hold the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ame Army
Oedhatickah
Picardy
Cantigny
Montdidier
Strike Settlement Reaches Textile Unions in New Bedford
A majority of Textile Council unions accept a 171.2 percent wage increase. About 40,000 strikers are expected to return to work tomorrow. Firemen and one other union may refuse the raise, which would force them to withdraw from the Textile Council and form an independent group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Textile Council
Autoist Arrested For Manslaughter In Hartford
Hartford reports a 10 year old, Howard Dederick, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by F P Wilson late yesterday. Wilson was arrested and held on a manslaughter charge under bonds of two hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Howard Dederick
F. P. Wilson
Wilson
Judge Atkinson Endorses Nuxated Iron For Reforming Energy
United States Judge Atkinson, a longtime public servant, offers a favorable opinion on Nuxated Iron. He testifies it renewed strength in two weeks for the run down and aged, citing endorsements from notable figures and urging trial by nervous or weary individuals to measure gains after two weeks of the daily regimen.
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United States
Atkinson
Public
Tn Service
United States Court of Claims Atgress
United Sta
Congress
Eee City
Leslie and Shaw
Charlies A
Magy
Richard R. Kenney
Ass’t. Judge Advocate U
Mary
Wm. R. Kerr
Chicago
Himelf
Ata Pei Tal
G.kinson
West Reginia
Istrict
Takioeire
Temperance meeting draws Middlesex audience record
A large crowd heard temperance worker T. B. Murphy in Middletown last night as 1500 filled the auditorium and 700 more filled the stage to form a permanent temperance organization. The report notes local business and civic updates including new store fixtures, repairs, travels, and bar association admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Middlesex
Middletown
T. B. Murphy
Temperance Worker
J. H. Freeman
Higganum
Cromwell
Oliver L. Bogue
Charles R. Lewis
R. A. Chapman
George H. Hurlburt
New York
Middletown Plate Company
Samuel Russel, Jr
Chicago
Daniel Thomas
Pine Grove
Mortimer
Goodyear Rubber Company
Samuel F. Fenn
Bailey Avenue
H. A. Chamberlain
William Street
W. & B. Douglas
Rollin A. Tyler
Frank D. Haineson
M. Robinson
County Bar Association
Slavs Levy Demand for Protection of German Officers
Slavs demand protection for German officers commanding Bohemian, Slav and Czech regiments. A Seventh Slav regiment recently led all its German officers. The Czech-Slovak chasseurs revolted and executed all their German officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Bridgeport Millionaire to Wed Nurse Who Cared for His Children
Erwin M. Jennings, Bridgeport millionaire and president of the Erwin M. Jennings Company, Inc., will marry Miss Jean Thompson of Schuylkill, N. Y., tomorrow. Thompson has long served as nurse and companion to his children and cared for the late Mrs. Jennings during her final illness. The wedding will be at Miss Thompson’s home, followed by a short honeymoon and return to the Greens Farms residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Erwin M. Jennings
Erwin M. Jennings Company, Inc
Jean Thompson
Schuykill, N. Y
Mr. Jennings
Miss Thompson
Greens Farms
Courage and Cheer Unite for All Hands On Deck
The message urges courage and cheer amid hard days. It calls everyone to stay resolute, do their part, and believe in eventual victory. It encourages writing letters of cheer to inspire the boys and keep spirits high.
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Oureg
Neuilly-la-Porterie
Torchy
Kelpsley
Charles A. Is
War Trnes Board
Irkin
Ridgeport
George E. Craw
Bridgeport Timber of Commerce
William F. Morgan
Merchants’ Association
Henry I. Harriman
Preside Chamber of Commerce
Southayd
Main Street
American Patrol
London
Albert and
Serres
British War Office
Merville
Vieux Berquin
Albert
Seres
Omaha
Neb
Nelson Moore
Mr. Moore
Vernon
Oneida County
Plains
Moore
Pearl Ferguson
Crane
General Sessions
Auburn
France
Norwich
Jeremiah J. Desmond
Robert McNeely
Desmond
McNeely
Iran
R. J. Atwell
Aah
Helmar
Boston Post
Wain and
Court Streets
Fairbay
Rumford
Weber
Borden
Lakeshore
Williams
California
Dr. Jackson
Challenge Brand Condensed
Hershey
College
Smith & Quirk
Main & Washington
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