Great Battle in the Air Over London and Sinking of Sequana
Paris reports the liner Sequana with 650 aboard was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic with 190 lives lost. The ship, formerly City of Corinth, was owned by South Atlantic Navigation of Paris. Her tonnage and length are listed as 6,567 GRT and 430 feet.
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Pershing Lands in France Arrives in Paris on June 13
General Pershing landed at Boulogne in the morning and headed for Paris in the evening as dignitaries from French government and army, local officials, and British forces gathered on the quay. Military honors greeted the procession with ships, planes, and balloons in the channel, while bands played the Star Spangled Banner and the Marseillaise.
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Colored Slackers Thrown Into Jail
Local report describes multiple individuals arrested by deputies on charges of slackers. The article notes one man claiming 21 and another asserting underage status. Arrests reportedly occurred at the behest of a United States Commissioner C. B. Smith.
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Hood
Leo
Hose
Wion
United States
C. B. Smith
War Budget Bill Goes to the President
The Senate today approves the House compromise on naval base acquisitions at Jamestown Heposition, sending the war budget bill to the President for signature. The measure shapes defense funding and base placement amid ongoing military planning and diplomacy.
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House
Jamestown
Senate
Liberty Loan Catechism: A Guide to Bonds and Payment
An explainer formatted as a catechism describes Liberty Loan bonds to support troops, detailing purchase options at banks post offices or Hartleys, bond sizes from 50 to 100000, payment schedules with down payments and installments, interest at 3 percent, tax exemptions on income, liquidity via bond exchanges, and the patriotic urging to invest for democracy and national security.
Gas Well Sealed At Veach and Pitzer Farm
A gas well producing 1,900,000 cubic feet per day has been secured by Monongahela Valley Traction on the Veach and Pitzer farm along Bethel Run. The flow came from a gas sand and will be connected to lines in a few days. Drilling has started on the Lewis Tennant farm on Little Paw Paw Creek, with a new field opening and possible additional wells if the strike is favorable.
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Veach
Pitzer
Bethel Run
Lewis Tennant
Little Paw Paw Creek
City Hall Notes Sikiehewss End Summe Office Coetmarcer
City Hall notes list evidence of city debates this afternoon. Rain has loosened awnings and brought coolness to streets. Street department labored through recent rains to remove debris from hill sides and repaired paved sections. Workers completed tasks.
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Federal Trade Commission backs official paper supply control
In a Washington report the Federal Trade Commission urged an official control for newsprint distribution to publishers at fair prices. It also pressed studying Canadian agency cooperation and emergency legislation to enforce a government managed system amid a serious shortage and looming panic due to producer competition gaps.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Commission
Russian Mission Arrives in United States
June 13 dispatch notes a Washington mission arriving in the United States, with officials welcomed at a ceremonial site. The brief item highlights diplomatic outreach and initial meetings between mission delegates and local authorities.
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Washingtonian
United States
Liberty Loan falls short by millions at 11 today
Only two borrowers heard from as Liberty Loan tally lags expectations. Officials report continued effort to reach contributors while markets note shortfall fractions amid ongoing fundraising push.
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Bank Takes 100000000 in Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Liberty loan subscribers totaled 1646 million dollars by 11 am across Federal Reserve districts except Dallas and San Francisco. The First National Bank of New York applied for subscriptions aggregating 100 million dollars for itself and its customers, the largest single-source subscription recorded.
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Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Washington
Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve
Dallas
Texas
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First National Bank of New York
Paw Paw Road Work Underway After Contract Let
County roads in Paw Paw district begin as Ridge Brothers of Pittsburgh starts 22 miles of primary routes. Other districts select Flood and Van Worth, P F Rhodes and Son, and local builder Sam Polino for remaining roads with county supplying materials. Tarvia considered for some sections but government classified A road to county seats will use brick and concrete for permanence.
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P. F. Rhodes
More Bills Aimed at Booze Business
Washington June 13. Senate Agriculture committee ordered reported a bill to prohibit the sale of foodstuffs into distilled spirits and malt liquors. Another provision would empower the President to requisition existing supplies of distilled spirits to conserve food supplies.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Com
Campaign plans for Army Y M C A and Red Cross drive
Directors of the Y M C A completed plans to raise twenty thousand dollars for equipping field Y M C A.s and supporting Red Cross units at front and in camps. R T Cunningham named chief executive to direct committees, with two panels to be women. Campaign starts June 19 and runs three days with local town efforts in Fairview and surrounding areas. A clock on the Y building will show progress each evening, and a banquet will fortify workers Monday night.
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Army
R. T. Cunningham
Young Woman's Department
J. M. Hartley
J. W. Barnes
J. W. Kight
Fairview
British Hold On To New Positions
Unclear fragment references British forces maintaining positions amid an unspecified operation. The readable text mentions coconut water and an experimental fermentation process, but details and context are too incomplete to determine the exact event, location, or date.
King Constantine Abdicates in Favor of Alexander
Athens June 13. Constantine abdicates with Entente approval, naming Prince Alexander successor. Constantine and Crown Prince George to leave Greece as Allied troops occupy Athens without disorder. Alexander, born August 1, 1898, becomes king. George, born July 19, 1890, is crown prince. Alexander served as captain in the First Regiment of Artillery.
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Greece
Prince George
England Given Two Months More by German Leader
In Copenhagen on June 13, Herr von Heydebrand, Conservative Leader in the Reichstag, quoted a German admiral predicting Great Britain’s fate within two months. The remark was used to challenge skeptics about Germany’s submarine campaign and its chances for victory or a separate peace.
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Amd
Germans Again Use Planes for AAD Over London
Bombs were dropped on the East End and capital this morning as German aircraft continued raids over London. The air attack caused damage and alarms, with emergency services responding to fires and injuries reported in scattered areas.
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London
London raids by German planes cause damage in Essex
London reports indicate a fourth German air raid on England with hostile aircraft crossing the Essex coast near the Thames estuary. Anti aircraft guns engaged as planes ranged over the East End causing material damage. German planes were pursued and several were shot down.
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London raids devastate East End as casualties rise
Low, a British member, stated in the House that at least fifty people were killed in London. The East End suffered the heaviest losses with bombs striking impoverished districts. Hospitals report fifty cases, many serious, amid ongoing emergency response.
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