German Drive Near Compiegne Fails to Break Allied Lines
As the German crown prince throws more than 17 divisions into the attack, Allied forces hold firm around the Compiegne area. Despite initial German gains and heavy bombardment near Montdidier, American and French troops push back with continued resistance along the Marne front, preserving the lull in Picardy and Flanders.
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Aisne-Marne
Y Ryte
Amiens
Compiegne
Oise
Tivers
Paris
Foch
Picardy and
Aisne
Marne
Montdidier
Thierry
Bessons-sur-Matz
Matz
France
St. Cornelie
Joan of Arc
Chateau Thierry
Picardy
Flanders
French Official Describes Franco American Gains Near Brussiares
Paris June 10 report states around Brussiares 250 German prisoners taken and 500 more captured in other actions. Communique notes Germans paused assaults on the left wing and were repelled by French fire and Allied resistance. Fighting continued near Courcelles and Ville with ground gained and prisoners taken, including 150 near Haute Braye and artillery activity north of Rheims.
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Paris
Brussiares
Cavillywood
Bessons-Sur-Matz
Thiescourt ‘Wood
Vinly
Ourcq
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Hautebraye
Rheims
War Bride Receives Death Notice From Front
Meriden June 10 Mrs Walter M Schirra a war bride living with her husband's sister Mrs Michael Schwartz 13 Platt avenue today received a letter she wrote to her husband a first lieutenant in the Twenty eighth aerial squad with notice on the envelope that he is dead He had been wounded at the front and wrote from a hospital in England He was 26.
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Meriden
Walter M. Schirra
Michael Schwartz
Platt Avenue
Schirra
England
Stamford Bay Missing Soldier Named Mas
Stamford reports Harold E. Mas listed as missing in action on June 14. A private in Company A of the 202nd Infantry, he enlisted last June where he was employed. Age 24, with four sisters in Stamford. parents deceased.
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Stamford Bay
Stamford
Harold E. Mas
202Nd Infantry
German U boat sinks Pinar del Rio in Atlantic waters
Captain Mackenzie and 16 crew members of the Pinar del Rio were picked up by the United Fruit freighter Taunton after the U boat fired on the freighter. The chief mate and 15 others reached Elizabeth City later, recounting the sinking and another schooner reportedly destroyed by the same submarine.
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Atlantic
Mackenzie
Pinar del Rio
United Fruit
Taunton
Manteo
Arolina
Elizabeth City
N. C
Survivors Return From At Sea Disaster Ports Douse
Seventy eight distressed seamen were brought ashore at an Atlantic port aboard an American steamer on June 10. Thirty hailed from Wilmington, burned at sea in April, twelve from the schooner City of Pensacola, and thirty six from the steamer Mauban, both lost earlier. Cannon firing heard off the coast near Atlantic City with a destroyer sighted, but no visual confirmation of the action.
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Aan
Atlantic Port
Wilmington
City of Pensacola
Mauban
Atlantic City
N. J
Ventnor
Town Nearly Wiped Out In Maine Fire
A major fire in Caribou Maine destroyed almost the entire business section and several blocks near Main and Water streets. Damages are estimated at 500000. Firemen faced delays due to a broken water main and called for aid from Presque Isle Fort Fairfield and Houston. Houston’s apparatus reached in one hour 21 minutes. The blaze began at Mercier's restaurant and consumed multiple buildings including Smith and Foster drug store Millen Pollard and Bishop block Northern Telegraph office Hackett block Caribou house and several tenements.
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Caribou
Maine
Presque Isle
Fort Fairfield
Houston
Mercier
Main Street
Mitlen
Pollard and
Sundry Civil Bill Reported in Congress
Washington June 10 a Sundry civil appropriation bill carrying direct appropriations and authorizations totaling 2 862 752 237 to meet the expenses of all the civil agencies of the government during the next fiscal year was reported to the house this afternoon by Chairman Sherley of the appropriations bill committee. Of this amount 1 761 701 000 is for the Emergency Fleet corporation's shipbuilding program and 642 500 for maintaining the shipping board itself.
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Washington
House
Sherley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
British Raid on German Post Near Bethune Reported
London, June 10. The British war office announced a successful raid on Sunday against a German post in the district northeast of Bethune. A hostile attack against one of our posts in Averry Wood north of Albert was repulsed during the evening.
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London
Bethune
War Office
Averry Wood
Albert
Girls Revealing Secrets Spark Curious Courtship Claims
A column notes many young women openly invite attentions from suitors, sparking debate on dating norms and moral expectations within the community. The piece cites social pressure, reputation concerns, and evolving attitudes toward flirtation and autonomy.
Cadore Shuts Out Cardinals in Dodgers Debut
Lieutenant Leon Cadore home on furlough from Camp Gordon pitched his first Brooklyn Nationals game at Ebbets Field and delivered a shutout win over the Cardinals allowing only four scattered hits after receiving a telegram upon arrival.
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Cadore
Dodgers
Leon Cadore
Camp Gordon
Brooklyn Nationals
Veason
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Ships Icebound In Alaskan Waters
Washington reports that several hundred seamen bound for Bristol Bay Alaska were marooned on an ice floe. The ice breaker Roosevelt and coast guard Unalga have been sent to rescue survivors from vessels including the Tacoma and Barkentine Centennial, which have suffered damage and sinking. The Roosevelt also located the Centennial camp and began cooperative rescue efforts with Unalga.
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Washington
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Tacoma
Barkentine Centennial
Bureau of Navigation
Coast Guard
Unalga
Missing In Action Norwich Men In Casualty List
Norwich reports multiple local soldiers missing in action. Hugh P. Marron of 35 Smith Street, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Marron, enlisted 1917 and has not been heard since the battle of Schieprey. Vincent Allen of 223 Main Street, 21, also missing since May 13. Antonio Carione of 13 George Street and Charles B Kenny of the Blues also listed as missing in action.
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Norwich
Norwalk
Hugh P. Marron
Edward P. Marron
Smith Street
Sechieprey
Marron
New Haven
Vincent Allen
Company D
Schieprey
Thomas Allen
Main Street
Antonio Carione
New Haven Blues
Pasquale Carione
George Street
Charles B.kenny
Blues
Charles Kenny
May Pool All Resources
Washington reports a coming complete pooling of war resources as Bernard M. Baruch prepares to travel to Europe for a broad industrial survey. The aim is to outline a large international scheme supporting the allied military pool under General Foch, following success in massing military materials under unified control.
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Washington
Germany
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industrial Board
Europe
Foch
Body Found Floating In Harbor At Bridgeport
Unidentified woman about 35 found in Bridgeport harbor tied in a Macintosh with 45 pounds of stone. Body decomposed. police hope for identification from head scars. Medical men suspect suicide, but detectives lean toward murder due to knots in the rope binding the garment.
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Harbor
Bridgeport
Bounhd
Macintosh
Unfilled Steel Orders Rise in May Report
New York June 10 United States Steel reports unfilled orders on May 31 totaling 8,837,623 tons, up from 8,741,882 tons on April 30, a decrease of 404,259 tons.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Supreme Court Recess Signals Summer Break
Washington reports the Supreme Court recessed today until September after delivering several decisions. The action ends the term with justices returning in the fall to resume cases and rulings.
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Supreme Court
Washington
German bombardment of Paris resumes from long range
Paris, June 10. The German long range bombardment of Paris was resumed today. The action marks a renewed effort against the French capital with heavy artillery targeting city outskirts and strategic sections.
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Paris
North and South Congregational Churches Observe Children’s Day
Children’s Day services at North and South Congregational churches featured baptism of numerous children and Bible presentations. Special sermons for children, flag salute, and pledge of allegiance marked the observance. Bibles were presented to several young recipients, and additional baptisms occurred at the South church with a list of named youths.
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Hazen Bunce
Ailsa Gladwin Campbell
Louise Marie Deaghin
Lucie Adelaide de Magnin
Clelie Alice Murray
Flora Grace Wmmette
Perry Elmer Evans
Donal Joseph Power Merri
Kermit Everett Schipke
Raymond Gilmore Davidson
Thomas Woodworth Frissell
Marion Adeline Harris
Charles Moghabghab
Length of Our Fighting Line in WWI Context
The Lowell Courier-Citizen notes Allied and German forces on the Western Front, highlighting that British lines cover a smaller stretch yet face intense German pressure. It stresses that line length matters less than enemy strength contained, with the English front enduring concentrated assaults despite shorter mileage.
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Lowell
Courier-Citizen
Supreme Court Rules Mineral Lands Revert to Government
The Supreme Court held that valuable Colorado mineral lands claimed by Exploration Company Ltd revert to the federal government. Lower courts found fraud in original applications, under which patents had been issued six years earlier. government argued failure to discover justified cancellation.
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Washington
Colorado
Exporation Company, Ltd
Supreme Court
Prohibition Drive Gains Momentum in Senate
Washington June 10 The drive for nation wide prohibition gained momentum in the Senate today when Senator Jones of Washington offered an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill providing air tight prohibition effective with bill approval. The amendment would bar sale furnishing or transport of liquors and closes down tracking of liquors during the war. Prohibition supporters plan a direct fight for general wartime prohibition when the agricultural emergency appropriation bill reaches the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Wilson
Hoover
Prohibition
Pardons Appeals Heard In Hartford Hearing
Hartford June 10 before luncheon today the state board of pardons heard appeals in several murder and crime cases. Carmine Lanzillo and Carmine Pisianello, both to be hanged June 17 for the murder of Morris Goldstein, were reviewed with supporters from New Haven. Other cases included Frederick Chatfield for shooting his daughter, John Cavanaugh for murder, Joseph Hough for murder, Nunzio Buchemo for train wrecking, and Herbert W. Taylor for murder. John McMahon, questioned on a possible spousal murder, saluted Governor Holcomb. Judge W F Case sat for Roraback in Taylor case.
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Hartford
State Board of Pardons
Carmine Lanzillo
Rocco Iorardi
Carmine Pisianello
Morris Goldstein
West Haven
Sylvester Z. Poli
Alexander Troup
New Haven
Litchfield County
Frederick Chatfield
Canaan
John Cavanaugh
Waterbury
Edith French
Middlesex County
Joseph Hough
Nunzio Buchemo
John McMahon
Holcomb
W. F. Case
Roraback
Herbert W. Taylor
Joseph Jennings
East Haven
Afterthoughts. Detroit News on Captain Kidd's legacy
The piece condemns harsh vilification of Captain Kidd while noting his occasional kindness at sea. It claims modern sea commanders sometimes abandon humanity for spectacle and calls for recognizing Kidd as a flawed human figure rather than a pure villain.
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Detroit News
United States
Captain Kidd
Miss Agnes Shea Hospitalized After Fall at G Fox Store
Miss Agnes Shea of Grove street is recovering at St Francis hospital Hartford after a fall at G Fox & Company store. Hira Temple Knights of Khorasan of New Britain plans to initiate many Apollo Lodge Knights of Pythias members. applicants must report to club rooms before 7 p.m. L C B A meets tonight at 8 o'clock.
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Agnes Shea
Grove Street
St. Francis Hospital
Hartford
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company Ledger
Lead prices show a spot range of 71.2 to 75.8 with June at 7.49 to 7.60 and July at 7.37 1 2 to 7.60 Spelter remains steady with East St Louis spot and June at 7.35 and 7.60 for July August and September 7.40 to 7.60.
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New York
Spelter
East St. Louis
General Wood Removal Provokes Senate Questioning
Secretary Baker dodged direct answers on Major General Leonard Wood’s removal from command of the Eighty Ninth Division. He told the senate military affairs committee there was no final disposition of the Wood case and called the action proper from a military view. Baker spent two hours with the committee, also discussing the $12.9 billion army bill and requested funding increases.
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Baker
Washington
Leonard Wood
Eighty Ninth Division
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Wood
Senate
House
Lumber Dealers Priority Plot Exposed Indictments Sought
Washington June 10 Indictments will be sought against several lumber dealers for a forged order scheme that allowed 7,000,000 feet of lumber to be shipped under army work pretenses. War Industries Board and Justice agents traced the forged Captain Cox signature tied to the East trade department. A Newark New Jersey lumber dealer is named as involved in the scheme.
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Washington
New York
War Industries Board
Department of Justice
Cox
Trade Department of the East
Newark
N. J
Governor Manning Sees Call of Army To Russia
Governor Manning of South Carolina, returning from Washington, warned the United States may face trouble in Mexico and might need a vast army in Rugasia. He said military authorities believed a force could be required to meet threats on the western range and beyond.
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Russia
South Carolina
Washington
United States
Mexico
Rugasia
No appointment made to fill Tyler’s vacancy yet
Judge Burpee adjourned for the day amid a discussion of the Tyler vacancy, with no appointment to fill the post. A pending August 30 deadline looms for state appointment, while Foreclosure cases include Reid and Town of Westbrook actions. DeForest’s tax debts and related sums are noted, with property and mortgage details disclosed.
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Lucien
Tyler
Judge Tyler
Burpee
James
Robert M. Reid
Westbrook
Frank I
Obituary for Christiana M Bywater in Durant
Mrs Christiana M Bywater died this morning at 18 Park Street Durant in her 54th year She is survived by her husband two daughters Miss Alla Bywater two sons Fr Wilfred M Bywater five sisters Mrs Inglis Mrs Susan Rowe Mrs Wilbur Saybury Mrs Sumner Mrs Eli Bridgeport and Mrs Catherine of Los Angeles California She was a member of the North National church Funeral held Wednesday at 2 30 at the late home Douglas Horton officiating with burial in Indian tery
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Christiana M
Christiana M. Bywa
Wilfred C. Bywater
Park Street
Durant
Alla Bywater
Wilfred M. Bywater
Inglis
Susan Rowe
Wilbur Saybury
Sumner
Eli Bridgeport
Catherine
Los Angeles
California
North National Church
Douglas Horton
Mrs Elmira Jane Ma Elmira dies at Brainerd home aged 60
Mrs Elmira Jane Maxwell wife of C Maxwell dies at her Brainerd Avenue home Sunday afternoon. Born in Sarco Canada to John and Charlotte More she lived in the city many years. She leaves her husband a son J Maxwell of Oak Street. Funeral services will be held at the Brainerd Avenue home Wednesday afternoon with Timbel of the MAst church officiating.
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Elmira
Jane
Jane Maxwell
C. Maxwell
Joseph
Brainerd Avenue
Sarco
Canada
John
Charlotte More
Ter
J Maxwell
Oak Street
Burtt
M. Timbel
Mast Church
Funeral of Stanislaw on Main Street and at St Marys
The funeral of Stanislaw took place from the parents on Main Street in the day afternoon at 1 30 and Marys church at 2 o clock Martin conducted the interment was in St Marys.
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Stanislaw
Stanisila
Main Street
Mary’s Church
Martin
St. Mary's
Funeral of Samuel A Be Held at 2 at 160 Main Farms
Funeral services for Samuel A were conducted this afternoon at his home 160 Main Farms with Reverend Gould of the South M E church officiating. The interment followed at Mortimer Cemetery.
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Samuel A
Main # Farms
Mr. Gould
South M. E
Mortimer Cemetery
Duty Of Young Calls For Legal Procedure Reform
Chicago Daily urges youth to advocate major simplification of court procedure. It cites antiquated pleadings and technicalities as delays, calls for reforms usable without new laws, and urges younger lawyers to push for legislated changes to speed justice.
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The
Chicago Daily
Sion
Daily News
Edgar A. Jonas
Elihu Root
Dent Taft
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