German thrust against Picardy-Aisne front deepens
Washington reports seventy four casualties as German forces renew action between Montdidier and Noyon. The push aims to strengthen lines for a larger Paris campaign with deepening resistance and limited objectives near Compiegne. London notes the attack targets Compiegne and the wider Oise valley rail and road routes toward Paris.
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Washington
Montdidier
Noyon
Picardy-Aisne
Paris
Channel
London
Compiegne
The
Oise
Allied repulse of heavy attack near Boureches and Aveluy Wood
Pershing reports repulse of a heavy enemy assault in the Boureches area with severe hostile sorties and active artillery in the Chateau-Thierry and Picardy sectors. British war office says German troops attacked the Aveluy wood post north of Albert and were repulsed.
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Washington
Pershing
Boureches
Chateau-Thierry
Picardy
London
Aveluy Wood
Albert
War Office
Daylight Saving Fails in American Samoa
In Pagopago American Samoa June 10 daylight saving proved a failure as the governor acting under navy orders advanced clocks one hour then found it disrupted the days due to being south of the equator. Clocks were pushed back to regular sun time.
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Pagopago
American Samoa
Secretary of the Navy
Equator
Eclipse Draws Thousands To Pocatello Streets
Thousands of Pocatello residents and visitors watched the sun’s eclipse as it passed through the city late Saturday afternoon. The event occurred on schedule at 6 21 with drivers using lights during total obscuration and heavy clouds limiting view. Partial effects were photographed and the phenomenon proved interesting.
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Pocatello
Amd
Draft Registrants May Enlist in Navy or Marines
Washington June 10 men of the 1918 draft class may enlist in the navy or marines under a new ruling by General Crowder.
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NAVY
Marines
Washington
General Crowder
Real estate man Thomas McKenna killed in Idaho crash
The well known Pocatello real estate man Thomas McKenna died when a car carrying five men slid over a narrow road edge between Jarbidge and Twin Falls. H R Freeland was injured but survived. McKenna was buried in Los Angeles after his widow arrived from Salt Lake City. McKenna leaves a widow, mother, five brothers and three sisters. he was prominent and insured.
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Thomas McKenna
Pocatello
Farbidge
Twin Falls
Jarbidge
H. R. Freeland
Northwestern Investment Company
McKenna
Tom McKenna
Freeland
Los Angeles
Conley
Butte
P. C. O'Malley
Knights of Columbus
O'Malley
Elks
Queen Liliuokalani Mansion Becomes Governor Residence
Honolulu June 10 Washington Place the former queen Liliuokalani’s residence will become the official governor’s residence of the territory by trustees decree transferring the mansion to the territorial government. The valued estate at $75,000 is donated as a token of good will to the United States after years of past enmity.
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Honolulu
Washington Place
Liliuokalani
Lilinckalani
America
Washington
United States
Paper Sack Earns Army Exemption for Inventor
London June 10 The manager of a British textile engineering firm received six months exemption from army service after revealing he invented a paper sack for potatoes. The hearing noted Germany had produced paper sacks for years.
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London
Germany
Bannock County War Savings Quota Urged in Rally
W P Havener official announces aggressive drive to meet Bannock county quota for thrift stamps and war savings certificates. County organized by school districts with pledges due by June 28 and clubs of 500 1000 dollar denominations planned to boost signups. Five year maturity on certificates. $5 stamps cost 41 cents this month with 5 payout in five years.
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W. P. Havener
War Savings
Bannock County
War Savings Committee
Sonnenkalbe
Defense Council
Bonneville County
New Effort Fails Slackers Get Life But Term Is Reduced
Thirty six conscientious objectors were sentenced to life by court martial for refusing army uniforms. The sentences were later reduced to twenty five years by the commanding general, in San Antonio on June 10.
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San Antonio
Eastern Star Opens Four Day Meet in Pocatello
The Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star begins a four day session in Pocatello at the Commercial Club hall with a visitors reception at the Franklin building. Delegates arrive from Kellogg Coeur d Alene Mountain Home Twin Falls and Salmon City among others with a dinner at the Masonic Temple hosted by Ruth Chapter No 3.
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Order of Eastern Star
Pocatello
Commercial Club Hall
Masonico Hall
Commercial Club
Franklin Building
Bannock National Bank
Masonic Orders
Masonic Temple
Ruth Chapter No. 3
Grace Clark
Kellogg
Fred V. Phinney
Coeur d'Alene
Minnie Hobbs
Is Organizing Non-Partisan League Useful
Lincoln Nebraska June 10 Willis E Reed attorney general for Nebraska holds an opinion that a person organizing a new political party is not engaged in a useful occupation unless a law passes. The Nebraska supreme court may decide if an organizer for the Nonpartisan league can be classed as not engaged in a useful occupation and risk up to 20 years in jail.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Willis E. Reed
State Council of Defense
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nonpartisan League
BE. W. Campbell
League
Stand Solid for Freedom Says Gompers
In St Paul June 10 the AFL president urged workers to back a peace won by overthrowing the German military machine. He called for unflagging war production, unity with war aims, and warned against any strikes not justifiable to those risking their lives in France. He warned of a crisis in world affairs and the battle lines facing allied democracies.
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St. Paul
United States
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
France
Dr. Dickinson resigns as rector for army war work
At St John s Episcopal Church Rev John Hallowell Dickinson announced his resignation as rector to pursue army war service via church or YMCA chaplaincy. A popular, active leader in Red Cross relief and fraternal work he plans to serve in Pocatello until called. The army lacks chaplains and Dickinson s military experience supports his selection.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
John Hallowell Dickinson
Dickinson
Red Cross
The
Elks
Elkdom
Pythian
Pocatello
Church
Army
Navy
Parson
Salmon Steamer Sunk Near Bristol Bay
Washington report says the Tacoma sank in late ice while the Seattle to Salmon Canneries run was trapped. The Roosevelt was sent to aid passengers and crew aboard the Tacoma.
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Washington
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Tacoma
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Butte Father Whips Son Over War Savings Purchase
Justice officials probe a Butte case in which a 14 year old says his father whipped him for buying 8 dollars in war savings stamps. The boy says his father opposed Liberty bonds and hoped America would be defeated, then he struck the boy after he withdrew savings from the bank.
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Butte
Mont
Department of Justice
America
Germany
Republican Committee to Select Nine Delegates at Boise Meet
Republican county central committee members will meet tomorrow at 2 30 p m in the county building to select nine delegates for the state convention in Boise on the 25th. The meeting will discuss the important statewide situation and requires member attendance.
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County Central Committee
Appneall
M. E. Hughes
Boise
Germans Try to Straighten Lines In 22 Mile Front
Paris reports heavy fighting along a 22 mile sector from Montdidier to the Oise as German attacks press toward Mareuil Rossons sur Matz and Aveluy wood. French and American forces counterattack across Brussaires and the Marne as German losses mount and prisoners are taken.
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Montdidier
Oise
Noyon
Rossons Sar Matz
Mareuil
Paris
Berlin
Gury
Amiens
Chemin Des, Dames
War Office
Aveluy Wood
Rossons Sur Matz
Brussaires
Marne
Epidemic of Smallpox at Krupp Plant
A Times dispatch from Germany reports an epidemic of black smallpox among Krupp plant workers in Fesen with four to five fatal cases daily. Vaccination is being enforced due to unsanitary conditions and alleged antler feeding contributing to the outbreak.
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London
Times Disputch
Germany
Krupp
Fesen
Promise of Huns as Nil Quantity
Secretary Lansing at Union College denounces Prussianism and the idea of lasting peace. He recalls Germany’s Sussex pledge and Bernstorff’s awareness of its worthlessness, noting plans to renew submarine warfare and US involvement.
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Schenectady
Berlin
United States
Taft Declares New Front to Enter Russia
Newark Delaware June 10 President Taft said at Delaware College commencement that the United States must go into Russia to establish an eastern front. He accused Germany of treachery and argued no task is too great for the nation.
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Newark
Del
Russia
William H. Taft
Delware College
Germany
United States
Central Powers plan permanent alliance with Austria Hungary
Amsterdam reports Imperial Vice Chancellor van Payer proposes a permanent economic and military union between Germany and Austria Hungary. The plan foresees gradual removal of customs on Dutch frontiers and includes Russia Poland Bulgaria and Turkey in the broader scheme.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Austria‘Hungary
van Payer
Neue Freie Press
Vienna
Russia
Poland
Bulgaria
Turkey
Vein in Silver Claim Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington June 10 The supreme court sustains a holder’s right to follow indefinitely in opposite directions a vein where the Apex lies within the claim. The ruling affects important western mining operations and clarifies rights on silver claims.
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Washington
Supreme Court
German U-boat League shifts to relief fund drive
Amsterdam reports the German U-boat League has moved from propaganda to fundraising for submarine crews and dependents. The organization says it distributed about 250000 dollars in the last year as part of relief efforts.
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Amsterdam
U-boat League
Navy League
Crew of Pinar Del Rio Rescued Off New Jersey Coast
Captain J Mackinzie and sixteen crew members of the American steamship Pinar Del Rio, missing since the vessel was sunk by a German submarine off the Maryland coast, arrived in New York aboard a Norwegian steamer after being rescued from a small lifeboat about seventy miles off the New Jersey coast.
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New York
J. Mackinzie
Pinar del Rio
Maryland
New Jersey
Vassar Women in War Work Symposium Highlights Alumnae Roles
In Poughkeepsie on June 10 a Vassar college commencement program featured a symposium of alumnae in national service. More than twenty alumnae spoke in five minute talks detailing their contributions to the war effort as the ceremony proceeded toward graduation.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar
Vassar College
Corn and Oats Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago market update shows corn at 1.30 dollars and oats around 0.67 with minor notation for June 10 trading. The brief notes reflect agricultural commodity price levels for corn and oats in early summer trading.
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Chicago
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