Germans Make Gains In New Offensive
Paris reports a violent German drive between Noyon and Montdidier with heavy fighting along the Marne front. French and American troops gain ground near Brus saires and capture prisoners as Germans reinforce the center and press toward Au Mortemer and Rossens sur Matz. U.S. troops were present around Montdidier during the Picardy battle and helped hold sectors south of Montdidier and west of Lassigny.
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War Office
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Noyon-Montdidier
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Bessons-Sur- Matz
Compiegne
Artill
Au Mortemer
Rossens-sur-Matz
Mareuil
Belval
Cannecancourt
Ville
Cantigny
Montdidiersand
Lassigny
Germans To Use Scheldt River As Submarine Base
London dispatch quotes a high German official saying that after Zeebrugge and Ostend are blocked Germany will use the Scheldt river as a submarine base even if it adds another enemy to Germany's list. The official warns Holland’s neutrality would be violated by using the Scheldt route to the open sea.
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Amsterdam
the Express
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Germany
Scheldt
Holland
Man eats to reach navy weight in six months
Denver reports Charles F. Galigher, rejected twice for underweight, devoured six meals a day with no exercise. In thirty days he reached navy weight with pounds to spare and is sent to Norfolk for training. In San Francisco an officer spots a girl at the Civic Center fountain, finds she has thrown several expensive dolls into the fountain.
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Navy
Denver
United States Navy
Charles F. Galigher
Galigher
Hoover
Norfolk
San Francisco
Civic Center
Draft pamphlet sent to selective service in Connecticut
A June 10 pamphlet targets local registration as part of the selective service drive. Buckley oversees the government draft effort in Connecticut. The report notes steamships are regularly used for transport in this context.
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Selective Service
Buckley
Connecticut
U boats strike civilian ships off Virginia capes
London dispatches report 18 ships sunk or damaged by German U boats along Atlantic coast routes from New Jersey to Virginia. A destroyer exchanged fire with a U boat near the capes, with officials unsure if the submarine was sunk. Naval authorities tighten coastal movement and coordinate defense and wireless alerts to protect shipping.
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Washington
Virginia Capes
Capes
Norfolk Indica
New Jersey
Delaware-Maryland
Atlantic
Thhe
Boatain
Navy Department
U S Troops at Short Respite
By Bert Ford, June 9 evening update from the Marne describes American forces finally resting after a strenuous ten days. Allies to the right and left pressed the German line, capturing prisoners while the Germans shelled the sector. An American officer lauds the transfer of units as masterly and the endurance of troops as marvelous, with all units to be decorated by the French for stopping the German push in the second Marne battle.
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Marne
Amer- Cave
United States
The
Angelus Movement Aims Daily Victory Prayer Start
In Washington sentiment grows for a daily one sentence prayer for victory with bells ringing across schools and churches at a set hour. Speaker Champ Clark will address a monster mass meeting, and officials back the plan which aims to make the initiative national in scope.
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Washington
Champ Clark
British General Killed in Action Reportedly Born 1871
A British general, born in 1871, has been killed in action. The report identifies him as a brigadier general and notes the fatal outcome amid ongoing operations.
New Star Found In Aquila By Prof Felix Deroy
London reports a first magnitude new star in Aquarius near Aquila constellation discovered by Professor Felix Deroy, secretary to the Antwerp Astronomical Society, as announced by the Daily News.
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London
Aquilt
Felix, Deroy
Antwerp Astronomical Society
the Daily News
Toul and Luneville Quiet in Sunday Fronts
American fronts in the Toul and Luneville zones were quiet on Sunday night after routine artillery activity. Correspondent N C Parke notes the quiet spell persisted through the day, with no major engagements reported on the June 9 notices from France.
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Toul and
Luneville
N. C. Parke
France
Toul
German Entry Shifts Siberian Politics, June Dispatch
In London on June 10, the Times reports German involvement in Siberian politics, with officers actively engaging in governance and dispatches shaping regional affairs. The note underscores shifting power dynamics and German influence in Siberia amid broader wartime reporting.
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London
Siberian
the Times
Many Conn. Boys In Casualty List
Washington reports seventy four American expeditionary forces casualties. The list includes killed in action, died of wounds, disease, or accidents, and many wounded. Officers named include Lieutenants John A. Ewing and Edgar A. Lawrence. Enlisted members list multiple towns across the United States and abroad. The record notes 198 names on Sundays list, the largest single-day total to date for General Pershing.
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Dorchester
Mass
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Chicago
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Winterset
John T. Costello
Binghamton
N. Y
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Merriam Park
Minn
Elmer D. Mackey
McKeesport
Pershing
James A. Anderson
Summit
Henry Ephriam Mosher
Falconer
John Douglas Crawford
Brookline
Thomas Warner Goddard
Maryville
Tenn
Eugene P. Hubbard
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