German Troop Advances and French Fire Reported
Berlin reports breaking Russian resistance northwest of Lutsk as German troops push toward the Vovel Lutsk Railroad and Turia river. Paris notes three German attacks northwest of Hill 321 repulsed by French machine-gun fire near Vaux and Chapitre d Chatterncourt. London cites a new Russian gas wave with a seven mile projection and heavy artillery, followed by infantry, with Russians equipped with gas masks.
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Vovel-Lutsk
Turia
Kiselia
Lutsk
Paris
Vaux
Chattancourt
Ford cars offered on time payments by Adams firm
The Adams Machinery and Manufacturing Company and local Ford distributors announce a new public plan to sell Ford cars on time payments this month. L G Adams states the offer aims to boost Ford sales and help buyers who cannot otherwise afford a car, with weekly payments enabling weekend motoring.
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Dams Machinery and Manufacturing
Ford Car
Ford Cars
L. G. ‘Dams
Ford
Adams
Preparedness Parade Signers Lists Issued in City Stores
The Preparedness Parade Committee releases lists in drug stores and cigar and stationery shops for citizens of all ages to sign for parade participation. The lists will be available Thursday morning and may be tapped and mailed to the committee at City Hall.
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General Nimitee
Hall
Mills First Mate Safe After Lightning Kills Sailor Aboard
The British steamer Albert D. Mills, from Sagua La Grande, reports a sailor was killed by lightning and lost overboard after a hurricane near Mexico. Nicholas Jacob, a West Indian seaman, was struck on the rigging and never recovered. The voyage then endured a second squall with a narrow escape.
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Albert D. Mills
Ogreso
Mexico
Sagua la Grande
Suba
Nicholas Acob
Brew
Cing
Germans in Ottoman Service Rise to 2300 Officers and Men
Constantinople June 12 report details 860 German officers and 1,867 noncommissioned officers and men serving with the Ottoman army, navy, and coast defenses. Most arrived in 1915 via Rosmania and Bulgaria. Goeben and Breslau crews contributed as loaned personnel under Liman von Sanders.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Ros Mania
Bulgaria
Goeben
Breslau
Balkan
Liman von Sanders Pasha
von der Goltz Pasha
Day in Congress Sent at Noon
Senate commerce subcommittee met at noon to review a shipping bill and discuss an appropriation bill. The session outlined financial allocations and regulatory measures pending further debate.
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Senate Commerce
Contempt Debate Over D A Marshall at New York
Members met at 11 a m to discuss whether District Attorney Marshall of New York is in contempt of the house for a letter criticizing a sub committee during impeachment charges against a man.
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Marshall
New York
House
British Defense at El Dueidar Described as Memorable Stand
British forces at El Dueidar in the Egyptian desert repelled a Turkish and Arab raid on April 28. About 150 soldiers held against 120 Turks and 750 Arabs with two mountain guns, after mist and communication gaps hindered reinforcements. Reinforcements arrived from brigade headquarters and Australian Light Horse moved to support the garrison.
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London
El-Deuidar
Reuter
El-Dueidar
Suez Canal
Roberts
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Oasis
Ottoman Service Titles In German Army And Navy
The text notes officers entering Ottoman service with ranks such as Captain of the Imperial German army and Major in the Ottoman Service, and cites Mertens Pasha as admiral of the German navy and general of Ottoman coast defenses.
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Schneider
Mertens Pasha
Nominations Made For Patent Office Post
President Wilson named Robert F. Whitehead of Virginia for first assistant patent commissioner. The announcement came in Washington as nominations were finalized on June 20.
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Washington
Robert F. Whitehead
Virginia
Wilson
German College Restriction Plan Sparks Postwar Debate
Berlin reports a revived opposition to foreign admission in German universities after the war. Students at several universities push to give Germans priority in lectures and lab seats, arguing taxed support should favor German students. A Liberal speaker urged reconsideration while insisting on German interests and possible postwar changes. Dr Trott zu Solz notes exaggerated claims but calls for reexamining policies from a German perspective.
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Berlin
Germany
Trott Zu Solz
Education and
Prussia
President Nominates Examiners in Chief for Patent Office
Washington on June 20 reports Samuel FE Fouts of North Carolina and Jas T Newton of Georgia named as examiners in chief in the patent office.
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Washington
Samuel FE. Fouts
North Carolina
Jas. T. Newton
Georgia
Patent Office
Genuine AK Tablets Advertised for Headache Relief
An ad claims thousands suffer headaches with varying frequency and promotes Genuine AK Tablets as a permanent cure. It states the tablets reduce pain when taken, with the product available at all druggists and bearing an AM gram.
Recruits Flock to State Guards H Qs
In Augusta Maine on June 20 enlistments surged as Second Maine infantry mobilized and authorities predicted full 160 men per company within days. In Frankfort Kentucky on June 20 a flood of enlistments overwhelmed units causing late medical exams and many applicants to be asked to return later.
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Augusta
National Guard
Second Maine Infantry
Frankfort
Kentucky National Guard
Local guardsmen recruit from nearby towns
Officers of three Alabama national guard infantry companies report accepting recruits from nearby small towns including Eufaula Greenville Andalusia and Mount Carmel who enlisted in local units on Monday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Eufaula
Greenville
Andalusia
Mount Carmel
Queen Theatre Screenings Highlight Abandonment and Chaplin
Helen Rosson appears in The Abandonment at the Queen Theatre produced by American Film Company Inc and staged by Donald MacDonald. Tomorrow Charley Chaplin stars in The Fireman in a Mutual Chaplin feature presented by Lone Star Film Corporation.
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Queen Theatre
Helen Rosson
American Film Company (Inc
Donald MacDonald
Queen
Charley Chaplin
Chaplin
Lone Star Film Corporation
Thompson Named New Head Mobile Masonic Lodge
Large crowd attends Mobile Lodge No. 40 A F and A M annual officer election. Retiring master James G. Adler reports strong year with healthy numbers and finances as Worshipful Master W H Thompson takes the helm alongside an appointed slate of officers.
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W. H. Thompson
New Head Mobile Lodge
Mobile Lodge No. 40
A. F
A. M
James G. Adler
Edward M. Cunningham
A. E. Thayer
Andrew van Antwerp
Joseph R. Little
A. B. Tucker
Howard M. Schramm
Jacob D. Bloch
C. H. Bostwick
A. C. Wilson
Negro Burglar Convicted in City Court
John Jackson, a Negro, was convicted of burglary in city court this afternoon. He will be sentenced by Judge J. Semmes within a few days. The jury was still deliberating Elie Collins’ charge of public drunkenness at 1 45 this afternoon.
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John Jackson
J. Semmes
Elie Collins
Rumor of American Killing Circulates Near Monterey
Passengers arriving at Matamoros report a Monterey rumor that Americans were massacred by Mexicans near Cerralvo Nuevo Leon. Only known Americans in town are James Hughes and a Canadian named Ward rope. A woman traveler said others were taken from a train near Monterey and reported dead.
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Brownsville
Texas
Matamoros
Monterey
Cerralvo
Nuevo Leon
James Hughes
Wardrope
Mississippi Camp Hurries Troop Mobilization In Jackson
More than 100 militiamen pitched tents at the Jackson mobilization camp and prepared for three Mississippi battalions. One regiment could reach full strength by Saturday as recruiting continued at all home stations.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Strong in New York
The cotton seed oil market closed strong in New York on June 20. Spot prices ranged around 11.00 with futures for June at 10.98 to 11.20 and other months from 10.89 to 9.90, totaling 23,000 units sold.
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New York
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