World War Era Briefs Spark Across the Globe
Private Frank Wormkee testifies he was asked to teach sabotage in the U S Army. Secretary Daniels predicts troop moves toward one to ten million. Roosevelt urges a knockout in the war. Virginia and Wisconsin trials note murders and legal outcomes. A new Federal Express company plan forms from major carriers. Western front updates include German advances toward Paris and heavy casualties.
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Frank Wormkee
Frank Woods
Industrial Workers of the World
Navy
France
Daniels
Wilkesbarre
Theodore Roosevelt
Detroit
America
Virginia
S. G. Bland
Newport News
William A. Jones
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
Waunesha
Wis
Miss Lusk
National Army
White House
Wood
Europe
Lemuel Johnson
Middlesex
N. C
Richmond
Hammer
Little River
Wilmington
Kaiser's West Front Drive Fails Near Paris
Allied lines halted the German push in Champagne as Foch shifts reserves by motor trucks to steady the front. Americans gain Cantigny after a swift attack near Montdidier breaking German defenses. French British hold Soissons and Vesle crossings amid heavy fighting. Italian offensives capture Alpine positions on the Tonale and pierce Austrian lines on the Piave valley.
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London
Saloniki
Bohemia
Vienna
Chozen
France
Marne River
Fere-en-Tardenois
Joffre
Marne
Paris
Ailette
Rheims
Chateau Thiery
Soissons
Mannheim
Switzerland
Ireland
Leasowe Castle
British Admiralty
Mediterranean
Birkenhead
Union Castle Mail Steamship Company
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Laibach
Gratz
Edward W. Pickard
Flanders
Amiens
Champagne
Vezilly
Chemin Des Dames
Craonne
Vailly
Fismes
Foch
Reims
von Boehm
Von
Coucy
Aisne
Vesle
Meanwile
Arras
Picardy
Montdidier
Cantigny
Pershing
Luneville
Toul
Tonale
Pinve
Cape Stile
Western Union Declines Terns in Labor Dispute
New York report outlines Western Union refusal to submit to the national war labor board. Taft and Walsh proposed a compromise affirming workers' rights to organize while noting employees must choose between union membership and continued employment. Carlton stated protections exist but joining CTU should not threaten service continuity.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ntional War Labor Board
Commercial Traphers’ Union of America
Western Union
War Board
W. H. Taft
Frank P. Walsh
Newcomb Carlton
Carlton
United States
C. T
Taft
Walsh
French Counterattacks Reclaim Key Villages Near Paris Front
German advances east of Soissons toward Paris are met by strong French counterattacks. French forces regain Longont, Corcy, Favorellees and Treesnes along the central line near the forest of Villers Cotterets as German thrusts reach toward Chateau Thierry and the Marne.
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Foch
Paris
Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
Longont
Corcy
Favorellees
Treesnes
Villers Cotterets
Varevis
Laconin Et Breuil
Chaudun
Licy
Bouresches
Chateau Thierry
Marne
No Hope Entered For Fairbanks Recovery
Indianapolis report says Charles W. Fairbanks former vice president is critically ill at home. He has been gravely ill for about four weeks with no hope of recovery, according to his chief physician Dr. J A McDonald.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
J. A. McDonald
McDonald
Themer
Fairbanks
Mercy Fund Climbs to Unprecedented Heights
Washington The American Red Cross second war mercy fund totals $166,439,291 with reports from the drive tabulated. About $70,000,000 over the $100,000 goal will be shown. Henry P. David, chairman of the Red Cross, said the returns indicate that a large portion of the population contributed.
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Washington
American Red Cross Second War Mercy Fund
Henry P. David
Red Cross
America
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