Patriotism drives drive to enroll workers for harvest
Rev C Raymond Isley leaves for Edinburg Ind to help with harvest. A campaign to enroll over 1 000 workers in Richmond and Wayne County launches to aid farmers in June July and August. Committees under Carl W Ullman James E White J C Kline and Hial Pool recruit labor from all walks of life for the United States Public Service Reserve under the US Labor Department and Richmond Commercial Club.
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Richmond
Wayne County
Carl W.ullman
United States Public Service Reserve
James E. White
J. C. Kline
Hial Pool
United States Department of Labor
Richmond Commercial Club
Commercial Club
Ullman
Kline
I. C. Kline
West
Ifs
Hed Crogs Society
Carl W. Ulman
County Agriculture Agent
Court House
Hal Pod
Richmond Palladium
James E White
Starr Mano Company
Palladium
Carl W. Wilman
Carl W. Ullman
Weather forecast for Indiana and Wayne County
The forecast warns of likely thundershowers this afternoon or tonight for Indiana and Wayne County. Cooler Tuesday with fair skies, warmer conditions across the Mississippi Valley, and a cool Canadian air mass moving southward may bring temporary relief from heat. Temperature readings show extremes around 100 and higher in the central states, with a 104 in Havre Montana noted Saturday.
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Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
South Portion
Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Central States
Havre
Mont
Saskatchewan
Ohio
Igdiana
U. S. Soldier Captured By Enemy Then Escapes In France
A wounded American soldier, held by a German private near Xtyray, escaped by forcing his guard to retreat across no man’s land. He was returned to American lines and later faded into unconsciousness from blood loss.
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Associated Press
France
Xtyray
Amercan
No Man's Land
Allies Hopeful For Failure Of Austrian Drive
The London press views the Austrian offensive as likely to fail, citing Allied resistance and fierce fighting on a vast front. Papers warn that victory remains uncertain but suggest internal Austro-Hungarian strains and German influence shape the move.
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Associated Press
London
Daily ‘News
Vimy Ridge
Austri-Hungary
The
Daily Express
Gamler
Times
Daily Mail
Germany
Daily News
O K S Sentences Of Objectors
Secretary Baker approved court martial sentences for conscientious objectors at Camp Upton and Camp Gordon. Ranging from 18 months to 20 years, the rulings reflected objections to fighting Germany or Austria due to relatives there. Baker endorsed the findings and supported returning such men to their preferred countries after the war.
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Washington
Camp Upton
N. Y
Camp Gordon
Baker
Germany
Austria
Auto Mishap Leaves One Possible Fatality Near Richmond
Miss Minnie Van Sickle aged 24 remained unconscious and likely to die after an early Sunday auto crash east of Glen Miller park. Eight others were injured including Philip Birch who was slightly improved though his heart disease worsened his condition. Birck drove the car at high speed before skidding on interurban tracks and rolling three times, with all eight occupants rushed to Reid hospital.
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Minnie van Sickle
Reid Hospital
Philip Birch
Glen Miller Park
Richmond
Main Street
Philip Blick
North Eleventh Street
Otto S. Baier
Indianapolis
Paul Baier
Otto Baier
Anna Birck
Philip Birck
Catherine Birck
Ruth van Sickle
Birck
Muncie
Ind
Charles Hodges
Birch
Baier
Philp Birch
Hindron
Fred Lemon
Three Richmond Nurses Leave For Service
Miss Harriet Bell Gladys Williams and Beatrice Williams recently enrolled in the Red Cross nursing service left Monday to report for duty at Camp Lee Petersburg Va where they will be assigned to an army hospital. They are graduates of Reid Memorial hospital and make seven nurses from that institution to join the Red Cross as nurses.
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Harriet Bell
Gladys Wilams
Beatrice Williams
Red Cross
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Army
Reid, Memorial Hospital
Alertness of U S Observers Upsets Plans of the Enemy
Washington reports repulse of local enemy attacks in the Woevre and Chateau Thierry region. American artillery observers uncovered German plans to raid Xivray, signaling a box barrage. only one section reached the village amid heavy American fire. Casualties included French civilians. eight prisoners held, including a lieutenant, and American hospitals treated wounded.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woevre
Chateau Thierry
American Armiv
France
Xivray
Toul
No-Man’s-Land
Airway
Srout
Lery
Duch
Leaders Here Thursday In War Savings Drive
The Hon. Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend and Frank E. Hering Indiana’s war savings leaders visit Richmond Thursday for a luncheon at the Y M C A. They will confer with Wayne county business men and 200 lines of business to promote the national and state drives under President Wilson’s proclamation.
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Joseph D. Oliver
South Bend
United States
National War Savings Committee
Indiana
Richmond
Frank E. Hering
Wayne County
Wilson
National
War Savings Committees
Oliver
Mr. Herring
Warne County
Bulgarian Premier Resigns as War-Torn Cabinet Falls
Sofia reports Premier Radoslavoff has tendered his cabinet resignation. King Ferdinand accepted the move after Bulgarians questioned his handling of negotiations that forced peace on Romania and yielded Dobrudja. Coalition government formed years before the war, with minor changes prior.
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Sofia
Amsterdam
Radoslavoff
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Rumania
Kaiser Assumes New Role as Good Samaritan
Emperor William appears in Amsterdam's press file as Karl Rosner reports for Lokal Anzeiger that the emperor acts as a good Samaritan toward two British soldiers on May 28.
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Kaiser
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Emperor William
Karl Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
English Guns Repel German Plane Off Kent Coast
A German aeroplane crossed the Kent coast near noon today but was driven back to sea by British antiaircraft guns. No damage or casualties are reported as the craft retreated.
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London
Kent
England
Registration of German Alien Women Begins Here
About 125 German alien women are expected to register in Richmond under wartime rules. Registrants will be photographed and fingerprinted, receive an identification card, and must carry it during the war. Noncompliance may lead to internment imprisonment or deportation.
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Richmond
Gregory
Hannah C. Weber
South Pifth Street
Alsace Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
French Press Predicts Victory for Italians
Paris dispatches report Italian frontline success with French outlets predicting Austrian setbacks. Echo de Paris notes potential repulse that could turn into defeat for Austria Hungary. Mafn calls the battle a clear Italian win as Austrians appear to falter amid growing political tension.
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Dy Associates Press
Paris
Hacas
Pew
Echo de Paris
Austria-Hungary
Hungarians Order New Crops Requisitioned
AMSTERDAM June 17 All new crops have been ordered requisitioned by the Hungarian government according to a report from Budapest All flour mills have been put under government supervision.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Austria-Hungary Reinforces Offense Across Northern Italy
Result in the Balance Vienna reports 12,000 Italian and allied prisoners captured in the new Austro-Hungarian offensive. Italian front fighting intensifies along the Piave and Brenta, with Austrians pushing at Monello Dona di Piave and near Montello, but Allied counterattacks drive them back and maintain line integrity along the Asiago plateau and Monte Grappa.
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Associated Press
Vienna
London
Italy
Piave
Brenta
Monello
Alps
Condela
Zenson Loop
Dona di Piave
Somme
Aisne
France
Isonzo
Haly
Lake Carda
Asiago
Montello
Adriatic
Monte Grappa
Bascano
Venice
Lake Garda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Farms
Isley
C. Raymond Isley
Second English Lutheran Church
Edinburg
U. S
O. K
Division of Engineering Corps
U.S. Department OF Labor
U.S. Public Service Reserve
Washington, D. C
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