British Push Terrific Offensive in Belgium War
British forces press a major offensive in Belgium believed to be among the war’s most significant campaigns. They attacked southeast of Messines and around the Ypres Comines canal, seizing trenches, guns, and prisoners as German lines retreat under heavy bombardment and advancing British artillery command.
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Berlin Admits Retirement From Front Lines
Berlin reports retirement of German forces at two front points in Delatum 3. British pressure between Hollebeke and River Douve and southwest of Warneton. Paris notes German patrols in Verdun hill No 304 and Meuse heights caught under French fire and dispersed. Faris reports four French ships sunk by mines or submarines in week to June 14.
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More Instances Of Inhumanity From German Submarine Warfare
London reports fresh details on German submarine brutality. The British steamer Kariba was torpedoed without warning 330 miles from land on April 3. Ten crew died after twelve days in an open boat and seven days without food. A second boat of twenty-one men was never heard from. The Tridah steamer Calthoess was torpedoed on April 14, 140 miles off land. the captain and twenty men drowned, the rest survived on a capsized boat after sixteen days at sea. Only two survived the voyage aboard the rescue boat.
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British strike another blow as front advances near Messines
London reports British forces pushed forward near Messines and astride the Ypres Comines canal after night artillery fighting. They seized local objectives, captured prisoners, one pontoon, seven machine guns, and extended bridgehead from the Lys to the Warne river line, with heavy combat near Hurtebise Craonne and hill No 204.
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German Floodings and Allied War Dispatches From France
Readable excerpts describe German flood defenses using waters along the Oise in northern France to slow a French pursuit, with towns like La Fere Achery Marot and Laon noted. French aviators and American observers monitor front lines amid ongoing Chemin des Dames operations and the broader Paris and Washington reports on Pershing, Joffre, and liberty loan subscriptions.
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Bonds Bring a Good Premium on Liberty Loan Basis
New York June 15 The initial Liberty loan bond trading on the New York Stock Exchange began at noon today and was above par. A lot of 330,600 was sold at par and one fiftieth, and the next lot of 250,000 was sold at par.
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Explosion at Actin Powder Plant in Birmingham
An explosion occurred at the Actin Powder company plant in Birmingham Alabama this morning around 11 o clock. Telegraph lines to the plant are down and details are scarce due to the damage and ongoing operations.
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Submarine warfare and war costs in the war years
Derlin from London reports on the caption Submarine warfare and war costs. The article argues that war costs attract less attention as losses mount while U boat campaigns are seen as an economic gain. it notes the US entry and shipbuilding plans, and questions Allied losses versus German munitions and submarines. It contends that Allied demand for restitution under "Tos for ten" is unlikely and U boats may answer such boasts.
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Liberty Loan subscriptions massively oversubscribed nationwide
Washington reports show the liberty loan greatly oversubscribed with estimates at noon of totals ranging from $2.5 to $3 billion. All Federal Reserve districts except possibly Atlanta and Kansas City exceeded minimum allotments amid a surge of last minute subscriptions from banks and small investors. New York and New England districts reported substantial oversubscriptions and federal reserve districts anticipate surpassing quotas as bonds continue to flood in.
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