Italian Scout Boats Sink Austrian Battleship in Fog
Reports from Venice describe Commander Rizzo and Commander Millaroo leading Italian motor boats in a nighttime attack off the Dalmatia coast. One battleship was sunk, another damaged, with as many as two thousand sailors lost. destroyers pursued before a depth charge helped break the chase.
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Venice
Associated Press
Rizzo
Adriatic
Italy
Millaroo
Dalmatia
Vasselve
Destryers
Mobilize Manpower for War Purposes Conference Opens
Washington June 13. A conference of federal employment directors opened at the labor department to plan mobilization of the nation's manpower for war production. The meeting will continue over tomorrow and Saturday and focus on implementing the fight or work program.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Cadet Killed at Kelly Field in San Antonio
San Antonio June 13 Percy Long a flying cadet at Kelly Field was killed when his plane became unmanageable after a gust of wind struck it and it fell.
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San Antonio
Percy Long
Kelly Field
Germany to Withdraw Bulk of Russian Troops for West Front
London June 13 Germany plans to pull back most of the forces stationed in Russia for service on the western front. The move is reported in Maxim Gorky's newspaper Petrograd Naklads, quoted by a Daily News Stockholm correspondent.
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London
Germany
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Petrograd Navalia Hiza
Daily News
Stockholm
Grand Lodge Meet Closes in Eastern Star Session
The sixteenth annual session of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star ended late this afternoon after four days of meetings. More than 250 delegates and visitors toured the city by auto ride this afternoon. Ruth Chapter No. 3 led the local committee in hosting dances and entertainment for the visitors.
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Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Grand Chapter
Ruth
Ruth Chapter No. 3
Patriotic Talks Set for Tomorrow at Center and Garfield
Tomorrow evening a patriotic meeting will be held at the corner of Center and Garfield with a Chautauqua tent set up a day early. Speakers Dr. Frank Klingberg and Dr. George Nasmyth will discuss moral aims of the war and world peace. Nasmyth has traveled widely, written books, and held leadership roles in several international organizations. Klingberg heads European History at the University of Southern California and has worked with the Carnegie Endowment and National Security League. Admission is free and no collections will be taken.
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Center
Garfield
Franklin J. Klinberg
George W. Nasmyth
Nasmyth
Federal Fuel Administration
World Court League
Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs of the World
Massachusetts
League To Enforce Peace
Taft
Russia
Germany
United States
Frank J. Klingberg
University of Southern California
Yale University
Carnegie Endowment
National Security League
Ellsworth
Century Company
America
France
Klingberg
Go the Limit Pledge for War Savings Stamps Drive
Citizens urged to join the Limit Club pledging up to $1000 in war savings stamps. The plan targets a $20 per person minimum, with weekly $5 stamps yielding 130 return by year end, and organizers advise forming local War Savings societies to collect and remit funds.
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Limit Club
War Savings Headquarters
The
Tribune
War Savings Society
War Savings Committee
U.S
Total War Savings Stamps Ownership Report
Readable fragments show a record of savings stamps owned and pledged. No clear event date or participants identified. Further readable context or names are not present to specify a full news item.
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W.S.S
Union Pacific Transfer Meeting Set for June 24
Salt Lake City June 13 A special meeting of Union Pacific stockholders is scheduled for June 24 at 12 noon to authorize approve or ratify a contract with the United States governing the possession use control and operation of the company transportation properties under a December 26 1917 proclamation.
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Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Closed for Transfer to Reopen June Twenty Fifth
The facility will be closed and then reopened for transfer on June 25, 1918, with operations resuming afterward.
Arizona grants power to Council of Defense
The Arizona lower house on June 13 approved a bill creating a state Council of Defense. It will consist of the governor, a chairman, and fourteen members one from each county named by the governor and approved by county supervisors.
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Phoenix
Ariz
State Council of Defense
Jones Resigns as St. Louis Americans Manager
St. Louis on June 13 reports Fielder Jones has stepped down as manager of the St. Louis Americans. The resignation follows announced plans regarding the team’s leadership and player Austin Jim records a note in the aftermath.
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St. Louis
Fielder Jones
St. Louis Americans
Austinguecords Jim
Casualty List Report From Washington June 13
The casualty figures show 158 total today with 19 killed in action 9 died of wounds 4 from accidents 4 from disease 137 severely wounded 11 seriously but undetermined and 4 missing. The report comes from Washington and outlines the day’s toll among service members.
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Washington
Marines Capture Belelau Wood Prisoners After Artillery Barrage
American marines, with heavy artillery support, seized Belelau wood and captured about 400 Germans. Among the prisoners were a major, two captains, and four lieutenants. The Germans fled as marines advanced, forced by an almost perfect artillery barrage that left them unable to escape. The prisoners were poorly equipped with bread attached to their uniforms by strings.
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France
Associated Press
Belelau Wood
Church of God General Assembly Opens in Anderson
Church workers and missionaries from across the United States and abroad gather in Anderson for the annual Church of God assembly. Sessions begin at the Gospel Trumpet Camp grounds and run a full week. German branch meetings are omitted this year due to the war.
Northwestern Fruit Growers protest rail rate hike in freight costs
Washington June 13. The Northwestern Fruit Growers protest through Senator Poindexter against the railroad administration's proposed twenty five percent increase in freight rates. They claim the advance is discriminatory and will work a hardship on growers.
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Washington, D. C
Northwestern Fruit Growers
Poindexter
Washington
Railroad Administration
Allies Quotas Huns at Game Alli es Quutas Hun s at Game
The allied powers claim superiority in gas warfare and better gas masks than Germany, while French forces slow the German advance along the Matz and Aisne fronts. British and French troops push lines on the Flanders front and near Ridgewood as German positions near Compiègne face French counter moves.
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London
Flanders
Morris
War Office
Ridgewood
Matz
Reuter
Mery
Montdidier
Beaurgaignes
Labor Federation Conveys Anti Strike Stand at Convention
At St Paul on June 13 the American Federation of Labor adopted resolutions condemning the push for a strike by union telegraphers and urging President Wilson to seize control of Western Union and Postal Telegraph. The meeting also pressed organizing efforts for steel and sugar workers as Samuel Gompers sent a telegram thanking the president for wartime leadership and pledging full support to government aims.
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St. Paul
War Labor Board
Wilson
Western Union
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Utah reports lighter stock losses from predatory wildlife
Thomas Redmond secretary of the Utah state livestock board says after a trip among stockmen that winter losses to stock from predatory animals were unusually light. He credits the board’s campaign against wild predators for the improvement.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Redmond
State Livestock Board of Utah
Redmond
The
Livestock Board
Corn and Oats Prices Reported in Chicago
Market notes from Chicago on June 13 show corn at 1434 per bushel and oats at 69 3/4 cents per bushel. Exchange trends and commodity pricing indicate steady trading activity in grain futures.
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Chicago
Flag Day Observance Planned With Ceremonies Across Town
A three site Flag Day program coordinated by Colonel Parsons will run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Short Line Depot Court House Grounds and Short Line Shops. Civil War and Spanish War veterans join recruiting officers for flag raisings, songs by local choirs, and a pledge of allegiance. Four Minute Men will address the crowd with an address by FE A Krissman et al, followed by more songs and a shop committee for arrangements listed.
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Parsons
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
America
Court House
Congregational Church
C. Hinckley
United States of America
FE. A. Krissman
W. G. Comstock
Rev. J. H. Dickinson
Fred W. Dickerson
Shop
J. J. Kelker
Guiseppie Caceia
Joseph Tl. Mrazek
Mike Carlos
Sam Takaya
Ludwick Trochowske
Baker Responds To Von Stein On Allied War Outlook
Secretary Baker counters von Stein as Prussian war minister claims allied armies are beaten. He notes that Föeh's opinion, deemed more important, has not been heard and that American confidence in General Foch remains unshaken.
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Washington
Baker
von Stein
Foeh
Proclamation Expands Indian Head Naval Proving Grounds
Washington reports President seized 2200 acres to enlarge the naval proving grounds at Indian Head Maryland. The action increases strategic facilities for military testing and development, reflecting wartime expansion efforts.
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Washington
Naval Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Maryland
Women Plant War Garden In Columbia City
Washington June 14. Nearly every woman resident of Columbia City a Seattle suburb helped plant a community war garden on a vacant lot organized by the Columbia Women’s Commercial club. The men residents had nothing to do with the garden.
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Seattle
Wash
Columbia City
Columbia Women's Commercial Club
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Carl L. Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
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