War News Ledger: French Counterattacks Drive Back Germans
Reports from Paris cite renewed Allied action in France with French and British troops recapturing Faverolles and maintaining gains north of Champtat. German assaults between the Oise and Ourcq reported, though Allied forces check progress. Naval casualties include six sailing craft sunk by U boats, with several crews held. air and patrol activity intensifies along Atlantic coasts. Several unrelated items note political, industrial, and social developments amid wartime pressures.
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Patern
Union News Arvice
Tha
Ito
Swinemunde
Jantfo
Longpont
Carey
Faverolies
Troesnes
Nerlat
France
Paris War Office
Oise
Ourcg
Wweat
Champtat
Saya
Pruasian Guards
Herbert
L. Pratt
Navy Department
Atlantic
Carolina
Atisatta
Aly
War thrift pledge urged to back national defense
President Wilson appeals Americans to buy essential goods and invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps or government securities. He calls for nationwide participation in thrift, increased production, and conservation of materials to support the army and Navy, urging a pledge by June 28 to save and invest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baye
Treasury Department
United
States
Samaritan race near end in Holy Land study
H K Warren president of the International Sunday School association reports in a Sunday school labors note that the Samaritan people may soon vanish as a distinct group. He notes 162 members remain two thirds are men and many have been drafted for Turkish military service over 10 to 18 months. Mrs Warren reports the race dwindled as intermarriage ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. .K. Warren
Warren
Holy Land
Girls Do Own Gardening to Support East Hadley College
A Hadley Massachusetts college plans self supported gardening as a student farm project. The initiative aims to meet campus needs by producing up to 2000 bushels of potatoes and 5000 cans each of corn beans and tomatoes. Students plant and manage vegetable gardens to cover demand for the year.
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Bout ‘Hadley
Mass
Mount Bolyss
East
Unclear OCR fragment from old newspaper item
Fragmentary text mentions familiar terms and phrases from bygone era but provides no coherent event or identifiable names for a complete summary. The readable bits hint at nostalgia but lack actionable details for a cardable news item.
October Annual Meeting and Local News Digest
Readable fragments describe the Public Health Association meeting in October, a Santa Fe saloon action, cattle shipments from Otero County, a large fruit crop plan for Otero, a new hospital project near Silver City, a major Roswell fire, tax and property valuations in New Mexico, and legal actions including a draft evasion case in Albuquerque.
Enemies Strike Shipping Off American Coast
Reports from Washington June 6 say enemy submarines attacked ships off the U S coast. The Radiotine and two survivors from the Edward R Baird were taken aboard by a destroyer, with six more vessels listed as sunk or damaged in the raid. Navy briefings indicate U-87 and U-161 were active, with several schooners and steamers accounted for in the losses.
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Washington
Maryland
Howard R. Baird
Daniels
Baird
Wilmington
Det
Whith
Naval
Ogra Aaid
Department
Navy
Radlolelne
Edward R.baird
Atlantic
Navy Department
Edna
Battie
Dunn
Pohooner
Hauppauge
Dward
Winnieconne
Bénard
Herbert
Pratt
Texel
Huns Hurl Back On Marne Fronts In France
Allied forces facing German assaults on the Marne sector hold the line between Soissons and Chateau Thierry and push back a major German drive near Vauilly wood. American French and British troops report stout defense and coordinated counterattacks at Jaulgonne and Chateau Thierry area to thwart enemy gains.
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France
Soissons
Thierry
Marne
Rhetins
Vauilly Wood
Chateu
Parla
Jaulgonne
Chateau Thierry
Atream
Charles W. Fairbanks Dead Former Politician
Brief obituary notes the death of Charles W. Fairbanks a former statesman with remembrances of his public career and impact. Details on date and place are sparse in the fragment.
Philadelphia Mother Advocates Lydia to Restore Health
A Philadelphia reader describes chronic fatigue and nerves from modern demands and credits Lydia for restoring health and energy. The note cites family stress, weak well being, and improved mood after using the product.
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War Industries Hoard
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