American manpower and overseas troops near 800000
Washington reports over 800000 American soldiers overseas, including combatants and support units. General March explains supplies and shipping limits govern manpower, with German drives halted and Paris not yet threatened as of mid June. Front lines stretch from Rheims to the sea, totaling 66 miles, while new ships speed up troop movement.
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Washington
March
General March
United States
War Department
France
High Seas
Oise
Picardy
Marne
Germany
Soissons
Rheims
Channel
Paris
Flanders
1814
Navy
German Looting Rears After French Occupation North of Marne
Paris reports indicate German forces in control north of the Marne are looting extensively. Prisoners captured by Americans include youths camouflaged with flora and wearing stolen jewelry. A postcard caption references the Western Front battle. General Falkenhayn is sought for release from Russia to serve on the Western Front.
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Paris
Marne River
Falkenhayn
Russia
von Falkenhayn
Turkey
Moldavia
Palestine
Names Of Bar Exam Passes In Connecticut
New Haven June 15 the state bar examinations results announced by the bar one committee list successful candidates by county. New Haven County Apsel Carney Faulkner Feinmark Greenberg Cruskaky Johnson Kein Kramer Lee Rabinowitz Roth Hurley Wertheimer. Hartford County Cannon Gleazer Kenney Sengle Taft Vail. Fairfield County Goldner Doland Lofgren Schwarz Willis Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Bar One
A. F. Apsel
W. J. Carney
F. D. Faulkner
Louis Feinmark
Bernard Greenberg
M. A. Cruskaky
F.S. Johnson
Arthur Kein
G. L. Kramer
B. L. Lee
Solomonee Morris Rabinowitz
F. L. Roth
L. Hurley
W. P. Wertheimer
Hartford County
R. G. Cannon
W. M. Gleazer
C. W. Kenney
R. L. Sengle
R. E. Taft
W. F. Vail
Fairfield County
A. A. Goldner
R. H. Doland
E. M. Lofgren
Abe Schwarz
L. W. Willis
D. W. B. Wilson
Navy Secretary Drops Opposition to Permanent Enlisted Increase
Secretary Daniels withdrew his opposition to a permanent Navy enlistment rise to 131,485. In a letter to Chairman Padgett he reversed his stance on the senate amendment to the naval appropriation bill. Letters from Admirals Benson and Palmer accompanied the note, indicating 131,485 will barely man ships to be completed before year’s end.
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Daniels
Washington
Padgett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Admiral Benson
Palmer
Draft Evader Released After Habeas Corpus
Bridgeport June 15 William Pezneak a Russian was freed from county jail on a writ of habeas corpus after five days confinement on draft evasion charges. He signed an alien exemption waiver without understanding it and was classed as one in Litchfield district. He failed to report when notified and assaulted his landlord for not delivering the notice, leading to arrest for breach of peace and remand to jail as a draft evader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
William Pezneak
Pezneak
Litchfield
Gas attack at the Marne tests U S front
The United States army faces a heavy gas bombardment near the Marne as German forces fire over 10,000 mustard gas shells. American artillery responds with a three to one shell ratio in retaliation while wind conditions shift during the attack.
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U. S
Marne
United States Front
United States
Man Held on Burglar Charge in New Haven
Harold H. Channell claimed to have a home wife and children in Baltimore and a college degree. Believed alias, he was held in 3000 dollars in the police court on two burglary counts after police caught him escaping from the home of Victor M. Tyler, president of Acme Wire Company, with money and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Baltimore
Harold H. Channell
Victor M. Tyler
Acme Wire Company
Engineers Fought Hard in Northwest of Chateau Thierry
American engineers fought and died like veterans with infantry in the northwest of Chateau Thierry. Their conduct drew high praise from commanding officers. They had paired performances with the British at Cambrai and the Somme fighting fronts last year, according to reports.
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Marne
Chateau Thierry
Cambria
Os “Y Somme
United States aviators report two kills and notable valor
Washington reports that U S aviators shot down two hostile planes as of June 14. A U S sentry captured by a German patrol escaped by resourceful action. The communique lists several Distinguished Service Cross awards, four posthumous, detailing acts of bravery during intense fighting near Chateau Thierry and in the Woëvre sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Pershing
War Department
Chateau Thierry
Woevre
Thomas A. Carrill
Infantry
Alexander Rasmussen
Oscar Griffith
Medical Department
Griffith
Gray E. Swingle
United States Engineers
Bois Des Tailloux
Swingle
Frank J. Goldcamp
Leslie M. Lane
Food Hoarder Pays Fine in Washington
Medical Director Francis S. Nash a U. S. N. paid a $1,000 fine today to avoid trial on an indictment for hoarding nearly $2,000 worth of food in his home. He entered a plea of nolo contendere before Justice Stafford. The indictment against Mrs. Nash was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis S. Nash
Justice Stafford
War's Influence on Crime in Wartime Detroit
The Detroit Free Press notes war’s broad nerve effect on minds, sparking unrest and irritability that may drive crime waves. It cites a woman’s vow to fight in Russia, rising anxieties, and a link between sensational war imagery and imitative acts. Mothers fear “awful” impulses and seek self-control to keep nerves steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Detroit
Russia
Black Regiment
More High Rank Officers Needed for Navy War Setup
Rear Admiral L C Palmer told Secretary Daniels that the United States Navy must immediately boost flag officers by 27 rear admirals plus six more by July 1, 1919, to avoid a potential defeat. He warned current plans lack commanders for squadrons and divisions, and urged a 5 percent reserve to handle casualties, warning of an overstretched high command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
United States
United States Navy
L. C. Palmer
Admiral Palmer
Navy Department
Palmer
Defining A Doughnut from Lewiston Journal
Farmington debates what a doughnut is emphasizing substance over shape. The piece praises a golden hot doughnut, fried in lard and perfumed with homey aromas, likening it to ambrosial mince pie and noting cruller as a corruption of crueller.
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Lewiston
Farmington
Olympus
Stock Market Uplifted at Opening With Steel Leading
New York stocks opened higher with steel common up 1 1 4 to 104 1 2 and Baldwin Locomotive at 90 1 2. Readings show continued demand for Reading and Sloss-Sheffield aided by news of dividends. Close marked by gains on major issues though some retreat near session end. Total stock volume 306,400. week total 3,446,600. In Chicago, grain and commodity prices closed higher with corn at 145 1 4 for July and lard at 24 52 for July.
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New York
Baldwin Locomotive
Midvale Steel
Sloss Sheffield
American Hide & Leather
Marine
General Motors
Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel B
Republican Iron and Steel
Anaconda
Reading
Banking figures show rising deposits and loans in New York
New York on June 15 reports average loans up 43,274,000 and demand deposits up 18,884,000 while time deposits rise 1,151,000 and reserves gain 16,756,070. Actual loans grow 103,592,000 with demand deposits up 83,468,000 and time deposits up 4,969,000 and reserves up 25,478,320.0.
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New York
Clearing House Statement New York Subtreasury Debit Report
New York on June 15 reports sub-treasury debit of 6 189 851 and exchanges totaling 603 973 318 with balances at 69 486 766. The figures reflect daily monetary movements and reserve levels among district accounts. Adjustments listed indicate interbank liquidity and asset distribution across the clearing network.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
Munitions Need Skilled Toolmakers And Machinists
An urgent Bridgeport appeal calls for additional skilled workers to produce Brownings, pistols, and turbine blades for the war effort. Remington Co urges qualified men to join, while existing workers should remain, as idle hands aid the enemies and risk public interests. The piece frames machinists as pivotal to national defense and urges duty over personal convenience.
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New York Times
Bridgeport
Browning
Remington Co
William Brown Visits Meriden Man Here Today
William Brown of Meriden formerly Middletown calls on friends here. He once worked in the dress moulding business on Hubbard Street. It notes that bluntness may stem from sharpness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Meriden
Middletown
Mr. Brown
Hubbard Street
Elks Parade Honors American Flag on Flag Day in Middletown
Thousands lined Main Street as Middletown B P O Elks led a Flag Day parade from the south end to St John’s church with police escort Captain Joseph J Kincaid. The procession included the Sixth Regiment band Cromwell Middlefield and State Guards companies and veterans, followed by lodge groups and civic bodies. Impressive exercises at the town hall featured a patriotic program and remarks by Rev Patrick L Do.
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Middletown
B. P. O. Elks
Main Street
St. John’s Church
St. J. Square
Platoo
Joseph J. Kincaid
Joseph T. Elliott
Sixth Regiment
Alecoming
Follo Cromwell
Middlefield
Spanies A
Mac
Connec State Guards
Mansfield
Middletown Lodge
Arthur V. McDowell
Central Lodge
Arawana Tribe
Middlesex Aerie
Cromwell
Patrick L. Do
Sinn Fein and Judas Ay Irish Allusions in Poem
A poem by John O'Keefe published in the New York World denounces Sinn Fein with ardent, accusatory imagery. It questions Irish loyalty, mocks treachery, and invokes biblical and mythic symbols to lash the movement, ending with an accusation that true Irish identity is Judas-like until Iscariot is Irish too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscariot
Sinn Fein
John O'Keefe
New York World
New Band Aims to Raise Funds for Equipment
Citizens of the Sixth Regiment Infantry Co. S. G. seek about 200 dollars to cover music, uniforms, and incidental expenses for forming a band. Contributions and checks will be gratefully accepted, with Evan Davis and A. L. Lowe named as contacts for donations.
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Sixth Regiment Infantry
Co. S. G
Draft Delinquent Arrested in Waterbury City
In Augusta Maine a draft delinquent was arrested today in Waterbury. John is to be sent to Camp Devens with the likely date June 15.
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Augusta
Waterbury
John A
Camp Devens
District of Middletown Probate Notice 1918 Sale
District of Middletown probate notice announces private sale of real estate tied to Esta C F Snyder late of Middletown. It lists a homestead at 39 Fro street and related land and buildings, with sale set for June 15, 1918 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, overseen by Town Clerk Edward N Harris.
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Middletown
Christopher F. Snyd
Middle
Edward N. Harris
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Grain Market
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