Fierce German Offense With Heavy American Involvement
Allied lines hold with French and American troops in France as German assaults north and south of the Ourcq and Marne push tough battles along villages from Pernant to Villers-Cotterets. American units halt the advance at Neuill wood and, with French help, repulse a German battalion over the river, while air raids and artillery continue amid heavy losses on both sides.
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Associated Press
Ourcq
Marne
Neuill Wood
Chateau-Thierry
Arne
Oise
Soissons
Pernant
Ourca
Villers-Cotterets
Quieq
Deaniie
Aizne
Mont Choisy
Aisne
Noyan
Saissons
Bertin
Oureq
Cocherel
Toul
Pert
Taineville
Bethe
Weather forecast for Indiana and Wayne County
The United States Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures are below freezing in western Canada with generally unsettled conditions over the Mississippi valley and showers in South Dakota Iowa and Missouri. Very hot weather noted in the far northwest with Red Bluffs California and Phoenix Arizona.
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Mississippi Valley
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Canada
Red Bluffs
Cal
Phoenix
Arix
Our Enemy's Time is Short Declared British Lord High Chancellor
Sir R. B. Finlay tells war savings meeting in London that German acts show desperation and England’s resolve will prevail. He cites the quote that the enemy’s time is short, and predicts America will help redress the balance to mete out justice to Germany.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
R. B. Finlay
England
Europe
America
Refugees from Marne arrive by thousands
Paris reports thousands of refugees from Aisne and Marne entering the city by train canal boats and other transport. The entire population of Limiy-sur-Oureq rode a boat for three days with possessions. Red Cross trucks brought food to shelters at St Sulpice while the interior minister visited. Roadside canteens refresh troops and refugees. Items carried include alarm clocks umbrellas mattresses and crates of champagne. Two babies drowned after falling from canal barges amid shelling.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aisne
Marne
Limiy-sur-Oureq
Red Cross
St. Sulpice
Richmond School Garden Army to Aid in Drive Against Slacker Land
E F Murphy of the Commercial club war garden committee asks all garden army children to report vacant, uncultivated lots near their homes. The garden director will list and commandeer plots. about twenty have already been taken, with over a hundred more expected this week. Young gardeners will market their produce at a city market house in the evening, likely 4 to 6, each child given a stall to sell his own goods.
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School Garden Army
E. F. Murphy
Commercial Club War Garden Committee
Garden Army
Highly Unpleasant French Resistance at Rheims Report
Amsterdam June 4 The Berlin semiofficial telegram says the French resistance at Rheims is highly unpleasant to the Germans. It claims the defense has been left to prisoners from Senegal and Madagascar who are said to be despairing after promises of torture. The message notes Germany would torture them to death but says they are treated like other prisoners.
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Amsterdam
Rheims
Berlin
Germany
Senegal
Madagascar
England to Employ Women as Aviators Says Labor Minister
London June 4 The British government plans to employ women as aviators, said labor minister George H Roberts in a Sheffield speech. He cited women's important role in industry and expressed belief they would make very good aviators.
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England
London
George H. Roberts
Sheffield
Richmond and Wayne County 400 Boys to Register
Registration sets for division one in Wayne county old superior court room and division two in Cambridge City town hall cover Richmond Wayne Boston Franklin townships and Abington Washington Jackson Harrison Center Clay Jefferson Webster New Garden Green Perry Dalton targets men born since June 5 1897 or who turn 21 by June 5 1918 with 7 am to 9 pm hours on June 5 1918. About 400 local youths will register and 250 from Richmond are expected. Clerks include Mrs Reba Shrieves Mrs Charles F E Morgan Mrs Gus Hafner and others. A heavy penalty awaits those who fail to register including possible imprisonment and loss of rights.
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Old Superior Court Room
Wayne County Court House
Richmond
Wayne
Boston
Franklin Township
Town Hall
Cambridge City
Abington
Washington
Jackson
Harrison
Center
Clay
Jefferson
Webster
New Garden
Green
Perry
Dalton
Wayne County
Carr
the Army Board
Richmond Selective Service Board
Franklin Townships
Superior Court
Richmond, Board
Reba Shrieves
Charles FE. Morgan
Gus Hafner
Harriet Dickinson
Helen Nicholson
Helen Johnson
Frieda Aker
Will Robbins
Cambridge City Town Hall
Clay Jefferson
Ulness
War Department
Richmond Board
Department of Justice
Fourth Ward Thrift Stamp Workers to Meet
All blackmen and committeemen of the Fourth Ward War Savings Stamp organization are urged to report Tuesday night at Hose House No. 4 to gauge ward progress. Leaders seek full participation as eighteen blocks remain unreported. the ward has raised $8,200 of its $10,000 allotment.
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Fourth Ward War Savings Stamp Organization
Hose House No. 4
Thrift Stamp Drive Seeks Wayne Township Quota by Wednesday
Reports to County Chairman Mills indicate Wayne township must reach its thrift stamp quota by Wednesday after a Tuesday review. An extension was granted to meet the amount allotted, with the township campaign pushing hard to finish before the deadline. At the post office Tuesday, about $50,000 had been invested.
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Mills
Wayne Township
What They Buy War Savings Chart Indiana May 1942
A government stat chart from Indiana War-savings committee shows how thrift and war-savings stamps translate into issued gear. One thrift stamp buys basic items like a waist belt or hat cord. private gear scales with more stamps, including gloves, bayonet scabbards, service hats, bayonets, shirts, breeches, shoes, gas masks, and a rifle as stamps accumulate.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Indiana War-savings Committee
War Savings Stamp Drive Targets Wayne Townships Quota
John H. Mills, county chairman, issued a statement detailing steps to meet Wayne townships quota of 79000 by Wednesday. Immediate qualification of manufacturers, jobbers, merchants, churches and lodges is urged. Investors able to buy 1000 must act now. Silent solicitors should mail subscriptions to Postmaster Beck. Every worker should push to fulfill national duty before the deadline.
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Wayne Townships
Patriotic Homes
Former School Teacher of Pershing Dead at 87
Anna True, 87, who taught General John J. Pershing as a boy, died in Fargo North Dakota. She previously ran a private school in Laclede Missouri when the Pershing family lived there.
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Pershing
Associated Press
Fargo
N. D
Anna True
John J. Pershing
Laclede
Women Not Replacing Men in Industries as Rapidly as Expected
Washington report from June 4 states that women are not replacing men in industries as quickly as anticipated. The federal employment service reports 44,471 women placed, but wages offered to women remain lower than those for men and are not attractive outside favorable localities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Employment Service
Department of Labor
Allies Hold German Attack On All Fronts In France
Allied forces report steady resistance as fresh German divisions push along the Curco and Oise rivers toward Villers-Cotterets forest. Faverolles regained after fierce fighting. Chaisy Hill changes hands multiple times before a French assault. A cavalry corps covers 160 miles to reinforce hot battle, with Paris-bound drive ended as German lines drawn back.
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Associated Press
France
Curco
Oise
Villers- Cottenets
Faverolles
Chaisy Hill
Aisne
Chaisy-Au-Bac
Douaumont
Verdun
Wounded Sammies Arrive in Nice
The first batch of wounded American soldiers amalgamated with French troops arrived at Nice and were sent to the American hospital. An American combat patrol fought a large German patrol near Ancerviller in the Lunéville sector. American losses were slight and they managed to break contact and retire while inflicting punishment with grenades and rifle fire.
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Associated Press
Nice
France
Ancerviller
Luneville
Telegraphers Union to Decide on Strike Tomorrow
A decision on whether to call a strike by commercial telegraphers will be made tomorrow. J. Konenkamp, president of the telegraphers union, announced the plan after arriving in Chicago where he will proceed the next day. He said the union is not rushing to make a move.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. Konenkamp
Chicago
Sinking of Carolina sparks widespread rescue efforts
Reports from Atlantic City and Lewes detail survivors and missing aboard the torpedoed steamship Carolina. Captain Barbour aboard the Eva B. Douglass confirms eighty missing in two lifeboats, while three hundred people were picked up at sea by the schooner Etta B. Douglass. Navy officials say the submarine threat off the Atlantic coast may be receding as vessels return to base.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Carolina
Etta B. Douglass
Here
Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
New York Police Ban Night Lights as War Deepens
The police department orders all New York display lights prohibited at night until further notice amid reports of submarine activity. Warships, submarine chasers, and aircraft scour the seas for the enemy while Navy officials keep movements secret. A British steamer reports a damaged lifeboat from the Carolina with 19 survivors, and missing crews and passengers are being accounted for as Atlantic ports receive ships from the Savannah line and others.
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New York
Police Department
New York City
Navy
Texel survivors recount sinking by two U boats
The Texel's 36 survivors arrived at Atlantic City after being plucked from two leaky lifeboats 60 miles south of New York. Captain R. K. Lowry of Brooklyn said German submarine crews ordered the crew to abandon ship after a 4:30 p.m. explosion, calling out that they had “been over here for two months.” Everyone was saved despite the perilous chase and near-collision as the U boats loomed.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
New York
R. K. Lowry
Brooklyn
Girard College
Philadelphia
Lowry
Texel
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