Russia Orders Immediate Offensive As Duma Opposes Peace
Petrograd reports a Duma secret session adopted a resolution for an immediate Russian offensive in alliance with the Allies. The Pan Russian congress ratified the expulsion of Swiss socialist Robert Grimm amid debates on a separate peace with Germany and Russia’s war aims. The note cites M. Tereschtenko praising US-Russia unity and optimism as Russia faces internal democratization and external conflict.
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Petrograd
Dumain
Councils of Workmen's
Russia
Robert Grimm
Duma
Germany
Grimm
N. C. Teheidse
Root
America
Elihu Root
M. Tereschtenko
Council of Ministers
Oot
Big French Ship Is Sunk Off Brest by German Submarine
British officers report the French freight steamer Mississippi, 6677 tons gross, torpedoed and sunk about 145 miles from Brest on June 2. The sinking cost one crew member and 47 officers and seamen were rescued from open boats after a brief float. Details were not disclosed by the French crew.
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New York
Brest
France
Fire devastates Ojai valley business district
A severe blaze in Ojai California on June 18 left only the town’s business section and a few homes standing. The fire swept the valley burning over fifty sugar mills and causing damage estimated above $300000.
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Ojai, Cal
Ojai Valley
Secretary Baker backs vast American air fleet for Europe
Secretary Baker endorsed plans to deploy a huge American air force to the European front in the shortest time with estimates of 600 million dollars for immediate air fleet construction. The move signals President Wilson's support and aims to send 100000 planes and aviators within months, while infantry expansion remains slower.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Congress
Wilson
America
Europe
France
National Guard
Wisconsin German Americans Support War Effort
Washington reports a government official rebutting claims of German influence weakening patriotism. Wisconsin, with a large German population, is cited for meeting the draft quota, doubling its militia, smooth registration, and robust Liberty Loan support. Military authorities note about 40 percent of Wisconsin regular army and National Guard troops are German.
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Washington
America
Wisconsin
Liberty Loan
Regular Army
National Guard
Farmers to Tell of Potato Deals
Chicago June 18. Additional subpoenas in the federal grand jury inquiry into war price foodstuffs were issued by Assistant Attorney General Robert W. Childs. He said Wisconsin farmers sold potatoes to Chicago wholesalers at a dollar a bushel and commission men resold them to retailers at nearly four times that price. Many farmers have been called to testify.
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Chicago
Robert W. Childs
Draft registrations near nine million under selective law
Washington reports 8,896,790 registrations under the selective draft from 45 states and the District of Columbia. Three states, Massachusetts Kentucky and Wyoming, are still missing and expected to push the total toward 9.5 million.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Wyoming
Italians Land at Port Said to Aid Palestine Allied Armies
Rome dispatches report the first Italian contingent to reach Port Said for Palestine duty, including carbineers and bersaglieri, to support allied forces in the Holy Land. The arrival confirms Italy’s entry into the Palestine theater as part of the coalition effort.
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Washington
Rome
Port Said
Palestine
Italy
Holy Land
Burbot: Freshwater Cod of Northern Waters
The burbot is the sole freshwater cod family member found in lakes and large streams across northern regions. In North America it ranges from the Arctic circle to the Ohio and Missouri rivers, abundant in the Great Lakes and New England areas. It spawns in winter to early spring, lays 160 000 to 670 000 eggs, and feeds at night on fishes and crustaceans, with a highly elastic stomach and a notorious appetite that rivals fishermen’s coasts.
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North America
Arctic Circle
Ohio
Missouri
Great Lakes
New England
New York
Canada
Alaska
Notable Soldiers Known For Math Prowess Across Eras
The article highlights Napoleon Bonaparte as a skilled mathematician aiding military success. It notes Wellington as a numbers devotee, aided by Rev. R. Gleig. It also mentions Lee, Jackson, Moltke, and Washington as proficient in rapid and accurate calculation.
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Napoleon
London Chronicle
Wellington
Rev. R. Gleig
Lee
Jackson
Moltke
Washington
Looms versus canvases: value of tapestries and Raphael panels
The article notes the high value of 15th century tapestries and paintings. Pope Leo X paid Raphael ten panels of the Apostles about $10,000, while Brussels weaver Peter Van Aelst received about $150,000 to translate the design into cloth. The Vatican suite now valued at about $1.5 million, color faded but origins and per‑panel work highlighted.
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Arras
Lille
Tournai
Brussels
Bruges
Paris
Italy
Spain
Pope Leo X
Raphael
Apostles
Peter van Aelst
Vatican
van Aelst
Light in sugar crystals mystery noted by scientist
A bluish glow appears when scoop blades scrape solid sugar as crystals fracture. Loose or granulated sugar lacks the light. Scientists compare it to crystal break luminescence seen in many substances, especially rock candy, and suggest crushing lumps between jaws to observe the flash from several yards away.
British Victory At Infantry Hill In Record Time
British forces captured three quarters of a mile of trenches on Infantry hill east of Monchy Le Preux in a two minute battle. They crossed No Man s Land with no artillery prep, took three officers and 175 prisoners, and inflicted heavier losses on German counter attacks later. Additional gains were reported south of Ypres with further prisoner captures. French repulsed raids around Hill 804 Meuse after a bombardment and a German attack was driven back.
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Ypres
France
Infantry Hill
Monchy le Preux
No Man's Land
London
Flanders
Hindenburg Line
Bullecourt
Haig
Paris
Hill 80
Meuse
War Office
Hurtebise
Monument
Surplus in Liberty Loan Subscriptions Expected to Reach 3B
Washington reports the Treasury estimates the 2B Liberty loan is oversubscribed by about 1B. Officials anticipate a total near 3B as subscriptions keep arriving after closing. Secretary McAdoo works on a plan to handle the excess funds and whether to apply it to a new loan.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
Treasury
McAdoo
Ugron Named Hungarian Interior Minister
Budapest reports Gabriel Ugron will serve as interior minister in the new Hungarian cabinet announced from Amsterdam with the confirmation dated June 18.
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Ugron
Hun
Amsterdam
Budapest
Gabriel Ugron
Baseball Standings and Sunday Results Highlight League Action
National League teams show Cincinnati 26 4 56 Philadelphia 29 18 617. St. Louis 28 23 .649. Brooklyn 18 26 .409. American League leaders Chicago 35 17. New York 28 21. Sunday results include Boston 5 Chicago 3. St Louis 7 Brooklyn 1. Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 4 in 10 innings. Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 56?. St. Louis 2 New York 1.
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New York
Cincinnati
Philadel la
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
American League
Detroit
Silphnadel Fa
Cleveland
Louis
Philadelphia
Zeppelin Raid Kills Two in London Area
London reports two killed and sixteen injured as two enemy airships raided English coast towns. One airship crossed the Kentish coast at 2 a.m. and bombed a coastal town, while the second attacked West Anglia and was brought down in flames after anti aircraft fire.
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London
Kentish
West Anglia
Royal Flying Corps
Ex-Greek King Constantine Arrives in Messina Sicily
Dispatch to Giornale d Italia says former King Constantine of Greece arrived at Messina Sicily this morning and is expected to depart soon for Switzerland. Reuters reports from Saloniki that Colonel Grivas and other Greek officers linked to the clash with a French cavalry patrol at Larissa have been arrested.
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Giornale
Constantine
Sicily
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Greece
Messina
Switzerland
London
Grivas
Larissa
Reuter
Saloniki
Regulations on draft exemptions approved for national army
Washington reports President Wilson has approved the exemption regulations for registrants in the selective draft and the new national army. Officials may promulgate them today and begin appointing local and district exemption boards.
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Washington
Wilson
National Army
Army Surgeon Bourke Ends Life at Home
Major James Bourke of the Army Medical Corps shot himself at his Washington home. He had been suffering from a mental breakdown. Bourke was a graduate of Bush Medical College in Chicago.
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James Bourke
Washington
Army Medical Corps
Bourke
The
Bush Medical College of
Chicago
Japan Destroys Submarine Escort Sakaki Reported Damaged
Tokyo reports destroyer Sakaki torpedoed on June 11 while Japanese destroyers attacked a submarine in the Mediterranean. Many crew believed killed or wounded. Sakaki to port for repairs. Other notes: German steamer Thuringen sunk near Terschelling. Annam torpedoed in Ionian Sea with no casualties. Tansan sunk off English coast. U boat engagement near Brest reportedly inconclusive.
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Tokyo
Mediterranean
Sakaki
London
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Terschelling
Ymuiden
Paris
Annam
Ionian Sea
Boston
Manchester
England
Atlantic
Brest
France
Marconi Sees Air Power as Key to War
In Chicago on June 18 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian wireless pioneer, says allied nations share scientific progress and expects the United States to contribute heavily to air power. He forecasts 100000 flying machines could decisive, notes air superiority would crush enemy artillery and shift the war from surface to air dominance.
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Chicago
Guglielmotti Marconi
United States
Flyer
More Girls Believed Slain In New York Case
Ruth Cruger, a Wadley high school student, was killed with her own sharpened skates. Digging beneath a shop basement uncovered blood stained skates and hair. Investigators hint other missing girls may be linked as they search for more bodies. The U S state department requested Cocchi's extradition from Rome after his arrest for Cruger's murder.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Wadley High
Alfredo Cocchi
Washington
State Department
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Cocchi
Hoover to speed up food control nationwide
President Wilson directs Herbert Hoover to act now as food administrator to conserve production on a voluntary basis. He calls on American women to join Hoover, register July 1 to 15, and adopt six conservation aims including wheat and meat savings, reduced fats, and local sourcing. Hoover also asks 200000 pastors to aid in boosting production and reducing waste.
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Wilson
Herbert O. Hoover
Congress
Hoover
U. S
Herbert C. Hoover
The
Food Administration
Council of National Defense
Mr. Hoover
New York
Herbert G. Hoover
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F. X. Constantinids
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Marconi
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