Wayne County to showcase nationalities in July 4 parade
Wayne County will stage a large Fourth of July celebration in Richmond with a townships parade at 11 am and floats from each township. Chinese, German, Italian and other nationalities are organized by appointed chairmen under Edward McNally, with speakers and music planned, including possible airplane flyovers from Wright Field.
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Richmond
Edward McNally
Harry Sanborn
Wang Ching
C. R. Richardson
Enlish
John F. Caseley
Albert Weishaupt
J. Henry Bode
Pete Adams
Adbrose Bandura
Mike Kolentus
Louis Salsonilo
Maurice Horgan
Sam Fred
Joe Solski
George von Carleson
William Johnson
W. W. Reller
Wayne County
State Council of Defense
Germans Press on Front Near Montdidier In France
Allied and German forces clash along a 20 mile front from Noyon to Montdidier as German units pour 200000 troops into the attack. American and French troops report progress northeast of Chateau Thierry while British raids near Bethune succeed. Berlin’s report on the first day’s fighting will be issued after a 24 hour delay.
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Associated Press
France
Noyon
Montdidier
Aisne
Amiens
Foch
Oise
Chateau Thierry
Arally Wood
Albert
Bethune
Lens
Kessons-sur-Matz
Mareuil
Paria
Berlin
Gury
Mareul
Paris
Noyan
Compiegne
Chemin Des Dames
Noyon Rheims
No Compromise with Prussianism Says Lansing at Union College
Secretary of State Robert Lansing told Union College as honorary chancellor that compromise with Prussian ideas cannot exist and urged a steadfast American resolve. He cited wartime promises violated by Germany, accused Berlin of hypocrisy, and warned the nation to persevere until victory.
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Associated Press
Schenectady
Robert Laneing
Union College
America
Foreign Office
United States
Child Labor Case May Be Reopened by Court
Solicitor General Davis asked the Supreme Court to rehear the government’s case against United Shoe Machinery Company after a ruling in favor of the company. The child labor law suit, previously declared unconstitutional, is under review and the court took the motion under advisement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Davis
Supreme Court
United Shoe Machinery Company
Weather Summary for Indiana and Nearby Regions
The United States Bureau reports showers late tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions. Wayne County notes thunder showers Monday night or Tuesday. Unsettled weather spreads over Mississippi and Ohio valleys due to Great Lakes pressure. Temperatures largely normal across much of the U S, but Central California is extremely hot at 109 in shade.
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Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Mississippi
Ohio Valleya
Great Lakes
United States
California
New Attacks by Germans Target Compiegne Near Paris
London, June 10. The new German attack is directed at Compiegne as part of the Paris campaign. Commentators warn the section is vital for its heights above the Oise valley and its railway and road to Paris. A significant gain could push toward St Just and Clermont and force a readjustment of the front between the Oise and the Marne. The move may also aim to outflank the French line in the Soissons sector.
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Associated Press
London
Compiegne
Paris
Oise
St. Just
Clermont
Compeigne
Villers-Cotterets
Marne
Sosseons
Garden Market To Open On Friday
Garden market set for Friday June 14 at city market house with substitutes cookery displays prizes for school girls and best garden vegetables judged by Nina Short. Market runs 4 to 6 pm with exhibits due by 3 30 pm. Murphy Monday names E N Rice market master and Electa Henley market mistress from Garfield school.
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Nina Short
Murhay Monday
Murphy
E. E. Rice
Garfield
Electa Henley
First Government Explosives Plant Completed
The first of four government plants for loading artillery projectiles with explosives was completed last week, announced by Secretary Baker in Washington on June 10.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Proclamation Endorses Loyalty Day for Foreign Born
Governor Goodrich issues a proclamation endorsing July 4 as Loyalty Day for foreign born citizens. Foreign born residents will parade and show loyalty to the United States in the current war. He notes President Wilson supported the plan and urges newspapers and officials to assist locally.
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Goodrich
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Wilson
Committee On Public Information
Indiana
Baraclits
Smallpox Rages at Essen Krupp Plant
London dispatch reports a bleak smallpox epidemic among Krupp workers in Essen with four to five deaths daily. Vaccination is being enforced amid claims of underfeeding and unsanitary conditions.
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Essen
Krupp
London
Associated Press
the Times
the Hague
Germany
South Side Improvement Association Meeting Planned
Members urged to attend a Tuesday night meeting at Bealview headquarters to arrange the Fourth of July demonstration. A County Council of Defense committee will join after to assist in coordinating plans for the patriotic celebration. All members are urged to heed the call.
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South Side Improvement Association
Bealview
County Council of Defense
British Front Slightly Improves Near Somme
British line just south of the Somme shows a small gain after a slight advance near Bouzincourt last night. The rest of the sector remained quiet and the overall situation was unchanged.
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France
Somme
Bouzencourt
Keeps Up His Record With Early New Potatoes
Huntington Ind June 10 Nathan Kuhlman Civil War veteran again set a Memorial Day harvest record by obtaining his first new potatoes by May 80 for several years despite weather. This year the potatoes were about the size of a walnut and came from his own garden marking another year of consistent early yield.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Ind
Nathan Kuhlman
Four Richmond boys seek farm work in Wayne county
Four Richmond youths offer to work on Wayne county farms this summer. Farmers needing labor may obtain their names by contacting J. F. Bollmeyer at the Palladium office or by calling 1121 or 2834. The boys are enrolled in the farm reserve and support patriotic efforts.
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Richmond
Wayne County
J. F. Bollmeyer
Palladium
Captors Lead Americans Back to Allied Lines
London June 10 report from The Times correspondent in France says three American soldiers Corporal Sidney W. Rogers and Privates Raymond Howard and Frank P. Ridgway were captured at Hill 204 northwest of Chateau Thierry. Two German soldiers who accompanied them wandered into French lines and were captured. German officers questioned the prisoners about landing location training and unit identity. the Americans refused to answer. The captors fed them a nauseating mixture of flour and water.
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Associated Press
London
Chateau Thierry
Sores Agi
Tie! Times
France
Sidney W. Rogers
Raymond Howard
Frank P. Ridgway
Hill
Europe
Objectors Sentenced by Court Martial in Texas
In San Antonio on June 10, a court martial sentenced 45 conscientious objectors to life imprisonment for refusing to wear Army uniforms. General P. O'Neil reviewed the records and reduced each sentence to 25 years.
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San Anyonio
Tex
P. O'Neil
U S Steel Unfilled Orders Decline in May
New York June 10 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on May 1 stood at 8 837 622 tons, a drop of 104 259 tons from April 20 figures. The monthly statement issued today details the inventory of orders awaiting fulfillment and shows a decrease compared with the prior month.
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New York
United States Steel Corporations
Battle Statements Show Ferocious German Push Across Front
German forces renewed a fierce advance across the line with heavy fighting on the French left and center. Courcellen changed hands after brutal engagements while 500 French prisoners were reported taken on the southeast of Ville. French and American troops pressed east of Brussaires and near the Ourcq and Marne, with 250 more prisoners. In the north, British posts at Aveluy wood were attacked and repulsed, and a German post near Bethune fell to an Allied counterstrike.
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Courcellen
Ville
Cuvilly Wood
Ressons-sur-Matz
Bellinglisce
Thiescourt Wood
Rheims
Associated Press
London
Aveluy Wood
Albert
War Office
Bethune
Thrift Stamp Drive Opens Countywide Campaign
The thrift stamp drive restarts to complete the county quota with $925,000 still needed by July 1. Township units have worked since the June 5 close and some have met their annual targets. A planning meeting at the Commercial club rooms will reorganize and relaunch the effort with County Chairman Mills in charge.
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City
Wayne Township
Commercial Club
Mills
Wounded Marines Recall Bouresches Veuilly Fight
American Marines wounded in the Bouresches Veuilly action in France recount their experience in Paris hospitals. The corps says 78 deaths and 396 wounded since forces landed, with one missing and one prisoner reported.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
Marine Corps
France
French Premier Satisfied With Allies Showing
Paris June 10 Premier Clemenceau hailed the day as perfectly satisfactory noting Allied lines halted German advances on a three and three quarters mile front. Germans pressed center but suffered heavy losses on the wings with five divisions put out of commission as French reserves were not used. Hans praised targets and Ressons sur Matz remained a strong counterattack position. Military critics urged caution while acknowledging initial success and the caption in L Oeuvre echoed tempered optimism.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Comeut
Bocages
Riquebourg
Matz
Ressons-sur- Matz
Marenil
Ressons-sur-Matz
Per Denis
Compiegne
Henry Biron
L’oeuvre
Egreeiees
Boches
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Kaiser
U. S
Lansing
Will W. Reller
Wayne County Council of Defense
D. Henry E. Bode
Wright Field
Dayton
Glen Miller Park
Mackensen
Russia
Serbia
Romania
Nayon
Soissons
Cambria
Flanders
Bernastorff
Belgium
Brest-Litovek
Valley of Shadows
Couvt
HMNS
Press
Bulletin
U. S. Steel Co
Thrift Stamp Drive
Bouresches-Veuilly
Theodore J. Waldman
New York City
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