King Constantine Abdicates Throne in Greece
Athens reports King Constantine abdicated in favor of his second son Prince Alexander under pressure from Entente allies. Alexander, born August 1 1893, will rule as Constantine and Crown Prince Kiforge depart abroad. French troops reinforce Athens and assume control of food, with Jonnart urging unity and peaceful transfer of power.
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Italians Push Offensive in Italy Capture Monte Ortigara
Italian forces resume drive against Austria and report capture of Monte Ortigara east of Cima Undice and Angello pass. War office says 512 Austrian prisoners taken as Italians advance amid heavy storm.
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Seized Raft Evaders Two Guilty At New York
Louis Kramer and Morris Becker were found guilty by a federal court of conspiring to deter men of conscript age from registering under the draft by distributing literature at a Socialist meeting. Several others connected with No-Conscription league were held for refusing to register. Also reported are draft registration figures by states and warrants issued in Milwaukee for six non registrants. Virginia Minnesota saw arrests for slacker activity and a Brainerd suspect was seized. editor J. W. Siward arrested in connection with anti enlistment articles. Des Moines hosts a national army training camp as drafting expands regionally. Dallas and Washington note pursuit of draft evaders and broad orders to arrest eligible men lacking registration. LATEST STATE RETURNS.
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Haig declares victory certain as Messines concedes gains
British forces pressed a new line east of Oosttaverne after capturing the Messines ridge. General Haig praises Plumer and the second army for their success, noting light British casualties for a battle of such strength. French raids caused damage near Haute Chevauchiel and Buite et Besmil. a German plane was shot down in Lorraine with two aviators captured.
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Many Die On U S Tank Ship Petrolite
Washington reports the American steamer Petrolite sunk by a German submarine with one boatload of survivors landed. Two lifeboats remain missing. the chief engineer and 18 crewmen were aboard the recovered boat. The Petrolite, 3270 gross tons, built in Germany, registered from New York. It had previously been attacked in December 1915 in the Mediterranean.
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Sinn Fein Riot Claims Police Inspector In Dublin
In Dublin on June 12 Police Inspector Mills died after being fatally injured while trying to stop a protest meeting over Irish rebels' imprisonment. Police arrested several Sinn Fein leaders including Count Plunkett and Cathal Brugher as 2,000 demonstrators gathered against General Mahon’s ban at Liberty Hall.
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War Aims of US Demand No Annexations No Indemnities
President Wilson’s message to the new Russian government outlines US aims in the war. He states no territory changes, no indemnities except for wrongful acts, and no future power shifts unless ensuring peace and liberty. He calls for a world league and universal cooperation to secure justice.
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Kidnap Suspects Escape Mob After Ousting at Stockton
In Springfield Missouri on June 11 a mob overtook abductors linked to the Lloyd Keet kidnapping and death, failed to force confessions, and left the six prisoners Claude J. Piersol Taylor B. Adams Cletus Adams Maxine Adams Mrs Allie Adams and Sam McGinnis unharmed in an Ozark jail after a rope around Piersol’s neck reportedly failed to extract statements.
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Spy or traitor exposed in Navy Bureau leak case
Secretary Daniels told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that a spy or traitor has leaked confidential Bureau of Ordnance files. Letters shown by Senator Frelinghuysen suggested information could only come from ordnance files. Daniels urged secrecy service review and said the culprit could be either a spy or traitor, with a Detroit postmark on one letter.
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Auto Tax Cut By Senators
The Senate finance committee, amid wide disagreements on income and excess profits, revised the war tax bill to reduce the federal license tax on automobiles and tax cabaret patrons. The auto schedule imposes a $5 minimum on pleasure motors with a rate near 1 percent of original price and up to 50 percent off for used cars. The cabaret section is expected to raise between two and three million dollars.
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Pershing Arrives in London for Staff Visit
General Pershing landed in London to a cordial welcome by ambassador Walter Page and British officials including Lord Derby Viscount French and Lord Brooke who will join his staff. The party traveled in good health and was escorted by American destroyers into the port. Later Pershing received a private audience with King George with Lord Brooke presenting him.
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Fifty Five Indicted in Texas Farmers and Laborers’ Protective Assoc
Dallas June 12 Fifty five white men members of the Farmers and Laborers Protective association were indicted on seven counts by the federal grand jury for conspiracy against the government A nail carrier W A Bergfeldt of Haskell Tex was indicted for threatening the president The association was broken up by federal officials over suspected opposition to the selective draft law
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Protective Association
British Note Backs Wilson in War Aims Reply
London reports Great Britain sent Russia a note replying to the request for British war aims. The note generally aligns with President Wilson's position as expressed in his note to Russia.
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Russia
London
Great Britain
Wilson
Two Guys and a Guy in Puck Cartoon Sketch
An elderly man in a silk hat asks a young bystander for the name of a familiar man across the street. The youth identifies a “guy in the brown derby” as Judge Smith, while confusion grows over the “white goatee” man linked to a movie venture. The scene ends with the elder muttering thanks to “the guys.”
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Ripe Bananas Not Harmful Says AMA Report
A Journal of the American Medical Association report notes ripe bananas are rich in sugar after starch converts during ripening and share similar carbohydrate and mineral content with potatoes. Doctors say indigestion from bananas likely indicates unripe fruit, with no ill effects from large quantities when ripe.
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Journal of American Medical Association
Traveling yarns and a skiff tale at Topeka
A traveling man boasts of twenty one days out of sight of land on the Atlantic and another claims twenty nine days on the Pacific. A bald man recounts starting a Kaw river crossing at Topeka in a skiff, going out of sight of land and sinking twice when the skiff capsized.
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Gas Bags and English Conversation Fairly Told
A French view of English seriousness is contrasted with a Scottish house painter Alec who, after a brief stay in England, dismisses English talk as "Gas bags" with a solemn, unmoved response. The exchange highlights cultural stereotypes through a terse joke.
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Spengely Inhaled by Rumor of Cigarette Taste
The exchange questions Spengely's smoking habits and hints at a preference for another man's cigarettes. The dialogue suggests social observation rather than verifiable fact, leaving Spengely’s smoking inclination as a speculative point among the speakers.
Evidently Not
A witty exchange on ironing devices contrasts a mangle with laundry practices. The dialogue suggests a humorous misunderstanding about appliance names and domestic chores.
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