Richmond selective service to reopen deferments June 17 22
The Richmond board set June 17 through 22 as Class 1 week to re-examine all deferred classifications. Several men in Classes 2 and 4 may move to 1 and vice versa, with emphasis on proving true exemptions. Anonymous tips will not be considered and investigations will proceed with confidentiality.
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Richmond Selective Service Board
Naonal Army
Carr
Indiana
Wayne County
Richmond Board
Legal Advisory Board
Selective Service
Selective Board
Legal Advisor Board
Clem Carr
J. M. Bulla
Michael Kelly
Walter Butler
A. M. Gardner
A. C. Lindemuth
Ray K. Shiveley
Richmond Selective Service
Weather summary for Indiana and Wayne County
The United States Weather Bureau reports fair tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions. A low pressure area and a Lake Superior storm bring temporary relief from a heat wave in Indiana and Ohio, with record highs from 100 to 104 degrees noted in the Northwest and 102 in Williston North Dakota.
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Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lake Superior
Northwest
Montana
Williston
N. D
Rockles
Great Part French Army Beaten War Minister Declares
Amsterdam June 12 General Von Stein Prussian war minister says a great part of the French army has been beaten and the Foch reserve army no longer exists in a Reichstag review of the army budget. He notes losses in men and materiel and claims vast ammunition stores captured behind the front. Washington comments question the claim and outlines Versailles pooling plans for a mobile force of 800000 with British French American and Italian units.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
von Stein
Reichstag
Berlin
Foch
Chemin Des Dames
Entente
Washington
VonStein
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Versailles Council
French Officer to Speak Here Sunday Night
Professor Claude Michelon head of the French Alliance in Indiana will lecture at the Coliseum Sunday at 8 15 pm on How We Live In the Trenches illustrated with official French war pictures. He will discuss his front line experiences and the images show airplanes tanks caterpillar machines and observation balloons with American troops in trenches. No admission fee.
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Claude Michelon
Indianapole
France
Michelon
Cox Announces Candidacy for Re election in Ohio
Columbus June 12 James M Cox Dayton newspaper publisher and Democratic governor of Ohio announced his candidacy for re election at the November ballot He said war conditions require no campaign Frank B Willis of Delaware former governor seeks another term on the Republican ticket Both candidates vow a strenuous war work policy and insist on limited campaigning
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Columbus
James M. Cox
Dayton
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
Delaware
Tie
Gardens Registration Extended by County Director
County Garden Director Murphy announced extension of war garden inspection registrations until Thursday noon. Registration requires gardener name and address and exact garden location, with applications accepted by phone at the Commercial Club between 4 and 5 pm or by written submission. Prizes will be awarded to the best gardens inspected Friday.
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Murphy
Airplanes Land to Make Repairs Near Richmond
Two airplanes landed near Richmond this afternoon. One pilot en route to Dayton found a defect and repaired it in a corn field on the Perry Krom farm northwest of town. The other landed east of the city near the country club house. cause unclear. A mechanic accompanied the troubled flyer and adjustments were made. Several planes were spotted over the city, triggering fears of a crash.
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Richmond
Dayton
Perry Krom Farm
Here
Williamsburg Pike
Country Club House
Wash Day in France Better than Movie
Richmond boy R. P. Chappell, a private in Battery E, 60th artillery with American troops in France, writes his mother about life there. He praises the laundry scene as better than any moving picture, mentions cold water and women pounding dirt from clothes, and says he’s now taking truck and tractor lessons and hopes to earn more money if he does well. He asks for smoking items and sends regards to family.
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R. P. Chappell
60Th Artillery
France
Carey Chappel
Main Street
Paris Battle Report Sees Victory Likely For One Side
Paris reports that today’s fighting may determine which side gains victory in the present battle. French defense steadied by counter attack. Germans must conserve reserves and defend crucial lines. Analysts cite Compiègne assault plans by General Von Schocler’s cavalry as a now-diminished threat with renewed vigor limited to the left flank.
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Associated Press
Paris
Henri Bidou
M. Bidoch
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Compeigne
von Schocler
Compiesne
Advance of Huns May Force Allies to Adjust Line
London dispatch from Reuters reports German on the right bank of the Oise threatens to push the Allies to align lines on both river banks. The German advance is the sole advantage cited from yesterday.
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Associated Press
London
Ottawa
Oise
Paris
Reuters Limited
France and Britain report front actions near Montdidier and Aveluy wood
Paris reports ongoing battle between Montdidier and the Oise with French gains east of Mery and Gentis wood and repulsed assaults near St Maur. British forces repel a raid in Aveluy wood and take a few prisoners in Royelles region amid light artillery activity west of Lens.
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Prez
Paris
Montdidier
Oise
War Office
Mery
Gentis Wood
Aronde
St. Maur
Loge Farm
Antheull
London
Aveluy Wood
Royelles
Lens
French Counter Drive Undoes German Gains
Paris reports a French left counter attack reverses much of German early gains as center and right flanks face renewed pressure. Allies regain ground with successful counter attacks near Domfront Rubescourt Wacquemoulin terms and net 1900 prisoners as French troops press toward St Maur and Antheuil.
U S Artillery Assists French at Picardy Front
American artillery aided the French in a June 11 attack southwest and south of Montdidier, directing harassing fire while U S troops remained largely unengaged. German raids near Caufigny were repulsed, and a German aircraft used a French insignia during an aerial attack. no American casualties were reported.
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Associated Press
Picardy
Montdidier
Cautigny
No Union Between Japan and Germany After War Assured
London dispatch reports a Tokio journalists association stating that a postwar alliance between Japan and Germany is not supported by a majority of the Japanese nation. The group affirms Japan will remain faithful to the Allied cause until German militarism is crushed.
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Japan
Germany
Associated Press
London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Chin Ju Eal
Roosevelt to pass through city tonight brief visit likely curtailed
A telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to attorney Will Reller says he will not speak Wednesday evening due to illness. Roosevelt is due in Richmond at 7 20 tonight and may appear briefly from the rear platform if able, with Dr. George H. Coleman reporting a slight erysipelas attack but improving.
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Will Reller
Theodore Roosevelt
Richmond
George H. Coleman
Roosevelt
W. W. Reller
Wayne County of Defense
Indianapolis
Coleman
Wayne County
Eighth Street
Terre Haute
Rosevelt
German Prisoners Appalled by Slaughter of Comrades
FRANCE, June 12. French cannon and machine guns have cut a Jaeger division to pieces at Bessons-Sur-Matz and a Guards division has lost much of its effectiveness. Other divisions also suffered during the attack and the advance. Every prisoner seems horror stricken at the slaughter of his comrades.
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Associated Press
France
Bessons-Sur-Matz
Open Discussion Proposal Killed in Senate
President Wilson's disapproval killed a senate proposal for open discussion of treaties. Senators voted 60 to 28 against Senator Borah's amendment to limit debate, offered to the Underwood war debate resolution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Underwood
Alabama
Time extension sought for short line railroad takings
Washington June 12 Director General McAdoo asked Congress to extend the period to take over short line railroads to January 1 1919. The current law sets July 1 next as the deadline. Senator Smith of South Carolina, chair of the Interstate Commerce committee, prepared the resolution.
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Washington
McAdoo
Congress
Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Committee
Bradbury Dies at 93 Noted Richmond Real Estate Figure
William H. Bradbury, aged 93 and a longtime Wayne County resident, prominent Richmond realty broker, died at his son W. K. Bradbury’s home. Born October 23, 1825 near Jacksonburg, he pursued farming, tanning, merchandising, harness, bakery work, and later real estate. He moved to Richmond in 1863, served as deputy provost marshal, formed Bradbury and Son in 1871, and and headed a leading real estate firm with his son.
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William H. Bradbury
Wayne County
Richmond
W. K. Bradbury
North Fourteenth Street
Jacksonburg
Bradbury
Kansas
Topeka
New Lisbon
Ind
Dublin
D. K. Zeller
John L. Thompson
Thompson and McMeans
Bradbury and McMeans
McMeans
Nebraska
Prisoner Escapes as Caillaux Is Led from Prison
In Paris on June 11 former prime minister Joseph Caillaux was being escorted from Santé prison to testify before Captain Bouchardon on treason charges when fellow inmate Alexandre Leridan in the same party escaped after peppering a guard. Leridan remained at large as Caillaux appeared amused.
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Associated Prexnt
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
Sante
Bouchardon
Caillaux
Alexandre Leridan
Leridan
French Counter Attacks Hold Key Ground West of Oise
German forces begin new thrust from Montdidier toward the Oise while French counter attacks north and west regain ground. Here, French gains on the left wing threaten center and right bank positions as battles rage from Soissons to Montdidier with heavy losses for the Germans and about 14 000 prisoners taken since Sunday.
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Paris
Bsmie
Compiegne
Mery Plateau
Thiescourt Wood
Asmuch
The
Oise
Aisne
Montdidier
France
Domfront
Rubes ‘Court
Wacquemoulin
Jelley
Belloy
St. Maur
Porte and
Loges
Antheuil
Mery
Associated Press
Marne
Soissons
Dommiers
Curry
Ambleny
Ise
Compiegne Forest
Hmne
Chateau Thierry
Ourecamp
Carlepont
Grouns
Hoe Matz
Flanders
Picardy
Amiens
Channel
Porta
British War Office
Bethancourt
Mars
Genlis Wood
Courcelles
Mortemer
Chevrincourt
Berlin
Noyon
London
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Richmond Army Board
Aetna
Richmond Boy
Matz
Marest-sur-Matz
U. S. Artillery
Hesmane
Lieut
Douglas Campbell
WM. Hi. Bradbury
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