King Constantine Abdicates Throne in Favor of Son
Athens June 13 King Constantine abdicates in favor of his second son Prince Alexander after a demand by entente allies. Constantine and Crown Prince Jorge will leave the country possibly headed to Switzerland. Allied troops occupy Elassona with no disorders reported in Athens. Alexander, born August 1 1898, is a captain in the First regiment of artillery.
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Italians Push Drive on Teutons in Italy
Italian forces resumed the offensive and said to have captured Monte Ortigara east of Cima Andice and carried Angello pass. The war office also reported the capture of 512 Austrian prisoners as heavy storms aided the advance.
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Haig declares assured victory as British advance near Messines
British headquarters report German shelling near positions east of Messines ridge but no new counter-attacks. Haig praises the secured front north south of Oosttaverne and notes German disorganization along the Ypres Comines canal and Lys. He cites Messines as a decisive step toward final victory and reports the village of Gaspard captured with a near two mile front advance. Paris notes trench raids near Butte-et-Besmil and Haute Chevanehel, and a German plane downed in Lorraine with two aviators captured.
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Petrolite Tanker Sunk by German Submarine
The American steamer Petrolite, a 3270 ton tank ship built in Germany and registered from New York, was sunk by a German submarine. One boatload of survivors arrived. two boats are missing. The disaster occurred in the Mediterranean after a prior 1915 attack.
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Convicted in New York Two Slacker Suspects Named
Louis Kramer and Morris Becker, both attorneys, were found guilty in federal court of conspiring to hinder draft registration by distributing literature at a Socialist meeting. At No-Conscription League gatherings Emma Goldman and others denounced the war. Arrests for register noncompliance followed in Virginia and Milwaukee with shots reported in a Virginia slacker case. Several states reported registration statuses as a nationwide draft effort expands.
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Killed in Sinn Fein Riot in Dublin
Police Inspector Mills died after being fatally injured while stopping a meeting to protest Irish rebel imprisonments. Several Sinn Fein members were arrested as 2000 protesters gathered opposite Liberty Hall. Count Punkett, Cathal Brughet, James Kenny, Rody Kelly, and Marin Welsh were detained.
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Kidnap Suspects Escaped Mob After Ropes Threatened
Springfield June 11. Alleged abduction plotters in the Lloyd Keet case were overtaken by a mob at Stockton Mo. early today. Claude J Piersol Taylor B Adams Cletus Adams Maxine Adams Mrs Allie Adams and Sam McGinnis were held by Sheriff Webb and left unharmed in a local Ozark jail as the mob dispersed after threats.
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Spy in Navy Bureau Probed by Senate Panel
Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval affairs committee that a spy or traitor is leaking confidential ordnance bureau data. Letters shown by Senator Frelinghuysen suggested information only from bureau files, and Daniels urged secret service action to identify the source. One letter bore a Detroit postmark.
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Auto Tax Cut By Senators In War Tax Bill Revision
Washington June 11 The senate finance committee revised the war tax bill by adopting a reduced license tax on automobiles and taxing cabaret patrons while dropping confectionery taxes. The auto schedule imposes a minimum $5 tax with a 1 percent rate on original price, and up to 50 percent allowance on used cars. The cabaret section would raise between two and three million dollars as committees clash over income, publishers and excess profits rates.
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Fifty Five Indicted in Texas for Protective Association Conspiracy
Fifty five white men, members of the Farmers and Laborers' Protective association, were indicted on seven counts by the federal grand jury in Dallas for conspiracy against the government. W. A. Bergfeldt, a nail carrier of Haskell, was indicted for threatening the president's life. The group was recently broken up by federal officials over suspected opposition to the selective draft law.
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Wilson urges Russia to join fight for world liberty and no annexations
President Wilson sends a message to Russia outlining U S aims in the war. He states America seeks no material gain and fights for liberation, self government, and safeguards to prevent future wrongs. No territory changes hands without guaranteeing life and liberty, no indemnities except for manifest wrongs, and no power readjustments unless promoting lasting peace.
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Pershing Arrives in London for World War I Visit
General Pershing arrived in London to be greeted by American and British officials including Ambassador Walter Page War Secretary Lord Derby and Viscount French. Pershing and staff appeared in good health and spirits after the voyage and were escorted by American destroyers into port. He later received a private audience with King George with General Lord Brooke presenting.
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Britain Replies To Russia On War Aims Note
London reports Britain has sent Russia a note replying to its request for British war aims. The note broadly agrees with President Wilson's statement to Russia, signaling alignment on goals as the war continues.
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About Some Guys Adds New Word to His Vocabulary
A elderly man with silk hat asks a young man for the name of a familiar figure across the street. The exchange reveals two business men puzzled by a “guy” with a white goatee and a connection to a movie show. The scene ends with the elderly man muttering thanks to the distraint guys.
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Ripe Bananas Not Harmful in Digestion
A Journal of the American Medical Association report notes unripe bananas are starchy while ripe bananas convert starches to sugar. The study compares banana and potato carbohydrates and minerals, finding similar caloric values. The doctors caution indigestion likely signals unripe fruit consumption.
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Landless Voyagers and a Skiff Tale at Topeka
A traveling man recalls twenty one days out of sight of land in the Atlantic and another narrator claims twenty nine days without land on the Pacific. A bald map adds he crossed the Kaw river at Topeka in a skiff, went out of sight of land, the skiff capsized and he sunk twice, prompting disbelief at the width of the Kaw.
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Too Much Talk The Prenen on English speed and talk
A town house painter, after returning from England, is teased by the lady of the house about his views on English people. He responds that the English are “gas bags” in a single solemn remark, ending the brief conversation with no emotion.
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Spengely Slights in Exchange Over Cigarettes
Dialogue suggests Spengely is a smoker and discusses his cigarette habit. Duffer-Say notes uncertainty about Spengely liking the other fellow’s cigarettes, while Puffer expresses doubt but acknowledges the possibility. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward smoking among the young.
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Evidently Not Hubb I wonder why they call a mangle
Batch My boy evidently you have never sent anything to a laundry.
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