Austrian Piave Offensive Fails As It Reaches Retreat
Austrian forces suffer heavy losses estimated at 180000 as the Piave line holds. Allied air power and deteriorating bridges hinder the advance from Montello to the Adriatic while Italian and allied troops push back in counterattacks. The planned one hundred mile drive from Asiago to the sea collapses under pressure.
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Italy
Montello
Adriatic Sea
Piaveth
Victor Emmanuel
Asiago
Piave
Sea
SACK U. AND CONSULATE DATED WAR PROSPECTS
A 1917 report notes Turkey withdrew Abdul Haki Hussein Bey amid Turkish retirement from the regular ambassador post. Congress pressed for a war declaration with Turkey and Bulgaria, but Wilson and the state department saw no need due to lack of direct troop clashes. Reports from Teheran suggested the Amer ican hospital sacking provoked hostilities.
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Turkey
Abdul Haki Hussein Bey
Congress
United States
Bulgaria
Wilson
State Department
Caldwell
Teheran
Spanish Coast
America
Troop Movements to France Top 900000 Mark
Gen March announced at his weekly briefing that American troop movements to France had surpassed 900000, placing the U S five months ahead of schedule. He outlined positions in Italy and asserted the enemy was held firmly on all fronts with further major blows anticipated.
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France
Washington
Gen March
War Department
General March
United States
Italy
Sugar Ration Plan Aims July 1 Start
Food Administrator Hoover announces a drastic sugar rationing program starting July 1 to cope with a prospective shortage. Household allotment is three pounds per person, with extra allowances possible for food, candy, and soda fountains. Manufacturers face steep cuts to 60 percent of last year for consumption and 75 percent for ice cream makers.
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Washington
Hoover
Eighty Five Dead In Circus Wreck Near Gary Indiana
Hag enback-Wallace circus workers are among 85 dead in a wreck six miles west of Gary. Temporary morgues hold 62 victims with 24 identified. officials race to confirm the full death toll as a frantic effort tracks missing staff. Ward Seneral, circus manager, disputes early figures and cites a larger death count.
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Gary
Ind
Hagenback-Wallace Circus
Hammond
Ward
Tion
Berlin lawyer proposes forced clothing handover from dead
Otto Berg, a leading Berlin lawyer, suggests the government seize and turn over to the estate heirs the clothing remaining on the dead to reveal Germanys clothing plight and resource shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Justiszat Otto Berg
Berlin
Marae Righted by Le Aaa Awe Ee
Le Aaa Awe Ee intervenes to correct a marae related issue, restoring order and acknowledging the traditional site’s importance. Local authorities and community leaders jointly oversee the resolution with ceremonial support.
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Ms Lea
Marae
Japan to Become Permanent Competitor in Latin Trade
A Japanese bank opens in Buenos Aires as a branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank with support from the Imperial Bank of Japan. It will deal in international exchange and promote reciprocal commerce between Japan, Argentina, and the United States and Great Britain. Plans include steamship service from Yokohama to Buenos Aires via Calcutta and Cape Town.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Buenos Aires
Yokohama Species Bank
Imperial Bank of Japan
Argentina
Yokohama
Calcutta
Cape Town
Four Held on Espionage Charges in Paper Theft Ring
Three men and a woman were taken into custody and charged with stealing papers and blueprints from munitions plants nationwide. They face espionage act violations. Named suspects include Gus L. Lindequist, Leo Burt, and Franz Strohmier. a female suspect remains unidentified by officials.
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New York
Gus L.lindequist
Leo Burt
Franz Strohmier
Farm Loans Show Loss in May Across Regions
Federal loan bank reports May farm loan activity fell to 9.53 million dollars assisting 4 300 farmers, well below monthly averages near 12 million. Spokane land bank led with 1.511 million in loans while districts totaled St Paul 16.799 million Okane 15.731 million Omaha 12.450 million Wichita 11.726 million Berkley 6.230 million.
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Washington
Federal Loan Bank
Spokane Land Bank
St. Paul
Okane
Omaha
Wichita
Berkley
Borglum Memorial Carving Equipment Auctioned at Public Sale
The Borglum property at Stone Mountain, including equipment used to carve the Confederate memorial, is offered at public auction to satisfy a claim by C. G. Baxter secretary for $700 back salary. The sale covers Black Atlanta property and aircraft production related items.
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Borglum
Black Atlanta
Stone Moon
Aucio
C. G. Baxter
Stone Mountain
National Guard Division In Aleace Washington
War Department reports National Guard division activity in Washington with rapid mobilization and readiness assessments amid evolving wartime conditions.
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National Guard Division
Aleace
Washington
The
War Department
Nebraska Notes on Bonds Courts and War Time Measures
Short state notes report Gering school district bonds registered with the state auditor for erection projects. Nebraska Supreme Court cases involve insurance policy clauses and hog losses. The state food administration cuts sugar allowances and draft reclassification affects marriages after May 18, 1917. Governor Neville rejects Nonpartisan League rights to organize. Multiple local affairs include Beatrice gas rate dispute, Red Cross fundraising in David City, and a new Rock county school bond vote.
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Brown County
Gering Bes
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wattles
Nebraska Supreme Court
Saline County
State Supreme Court
John Shimerda
Nebraska Serim Company
United States
League
State Food Administration
District Court
Dodge County
Snyder
A. H.anderson
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Maupin
Anderson
Neville
State Council of Defense
R. L. Metcalfe
Defense Council
Fremont
Bourke
Omsha Board of Education
Washington
Beatrice Gas Company
Hernstorff
Emerson R. Purcell
Custer County
Broken Bow
David City
Bernecker
State Board of Equalization
Cotton Ae
Nocoa of
Undefined fragmentary historical note sparks flight council debate
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled report on a council related to establishing an air venture and a major general's role in a Washington flight plan. It hints at English involvement and multiple qualified individuals but lacks clear facts, dates, or outcomes.
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Opef
England
Fragmentary World War II Era Note on Allied Plans
The fragment discusses an American gap and Asia stress, noting a trip’s purpose and a move toward Europe. It mentions British ministry aims to carry warfare into Germany, implying increasing scale in wartime logistics and shipping efforts.
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Asia
Europe
Roma
Germany
Washington reports Turkish loan shortfall in Switzerland
A Swiss dispatch notes the latest Turkish loan failed, with only twelve million pounds available from a thirty million package. The report highlights funding gaps and potential impacts on Turkey’s financial program and international lenders.
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Washington
Switzerland
Court convicts defendants in war draft law violation case
Court here finds defendants guilty of violating the law by aiding and abetting illegal draft evasion. Judge imposes maximum penalties for each defendant as the trial concludes amid references to the late F and international concerns.
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Gui
Russell
Tery
Wee
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Peniion
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Woodard
Nebraska Women's State Golf Association
Scot Scien Ay Ae
Dubuque
John Joseph Keane
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