French Drive Huns Back to the North Bank of Matz River
Paris reports on June 13 that French forces counterattacked along the Montdidier Oise line driving Germans to the northern Matz River bank. American and French troops repelled attacks on Bouresches and Belleau Wood with heavy German losses.
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Matz
Ernest P. Orr
Paris
Montdidier-Oise
French War Office
Marne
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Montd’dier-Oise
Aisne-Marne
Villers-Cotterets
Coueuvrés-Et-Valsery
St. Pierre-Aigle
Coueuvres-Et-Valsery
Croix Ricard
Meliocq
Aisne
Laversine
Coueuvre
London
Morris
Dickebush
Flanders
War Office
Adalah
Severe penalties for infraction in harbor navigation
Washington June 18 new orders to all collectors of customs require licenses for sail or motor crafts not in foreign or coastwise trade to navigate harbor waters. Small boats over 20 feet and junk trade boats face limited or no permits, with ship masters reporting destinations and arrivals to collectors.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
May Undertake Sea Offensive in the Mediterranean
London reports that the Central Powers may launch a naval offensive in the Mediterranean. American warships could be engaged, and some ships from the Russian Black Sea fleet might pass into the Mediterranean via the Dardanelles.
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London
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
Submarine scare roils New York as balloons drop propaganda
German propaganda floats over the lines as a toy balloon carries sheets suggesting bomb scares. Brooklyn residents fear nightly bombardment while wealthier defenders move toward Chicago and Manhattan brokers seek relief in turkish baths. Atlantic City shores worry over bathing nymphs amid the ruse.
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France
New York
Mighty Battle Rages Across 75 Mile Front in France
Paris dispatch reports a 75 mile front from Montdidier to Chateau Thierry as forces clash. French advances on both flanks pressed German centers, with 400 more prisoners taken near Belfoy wood and St. Maur. German assaults along the Matz and Oise rivers met sturdy French resistance and local counter moves.
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Montdidier
Picardy Plains
Chateau Thierry
Marne River
Ernest P. Orr
Paris
Oise
Gien Foch
Belfoy Wood
St. Maur
Antheuil
Montdidier-Oise
Matz
Meliocq
Mt. Croix Richard
Bailly
Tracy le Val
Nampoel
Bailley
Tracy LeVal
Cutry
Ambleny
Montcourt
Eloup
Germans launch dawn counter attack near Belleau Wood
The German assault aimed to retake positions lost in recent fighting at Belleau Wood and Bouresches. American forces repelled the attack with heavy German casualties and minimal American losses.
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Belleau Wood
Bouresches
Bert Ford
the Marne
Wounded Soldier Transported in Geraldine Farrer's Car
Warren Ohio June 13 George W Church son of John H Church Boston financier injured six weeks ago in a balloon accident left here for Boston in the special car used by Geraldine Farrar the opera singer on her tour. Church was in a plaster cast with a broken back and received care from two Boston surgeons and two nurses. A government permit allowed Farrer's car to be used and the patient was placed on a regular Pennsylvania train.
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Warren
Ohio
George W. Church
John H. Church
Boston
Geraldine Farrer
Church
Pennsylvania
Kahn says eight million soldiers needed for victory
Washington June 13 Representative Julius Kahn ranking Republican on the House military affairs committee declared eight million American soldiers in France will be needed to secure complete victory over Germany. He discussed plans to extend the draft age to 18 to 45 at the upcoming short session.
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Washington
France
Germany
Julius Kahn
House Military Affairs Committee
Jick and Wounded Americans Arrive in Washington
Forty sick and wounded members of the American expeditionary forces were landed in the United States during the week ending June 7, Surgeon General Gorgas announced. The tally fell from 184 the previous week as 144 fewer were sent to army hospitals for treatment and reconstruction.
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Washington
United States
Gorgas
$200 Million Request for Electric Power Upgrades
Washington June 13 Bernard M Baruch chairman of the war industries board announced plans to seek a $200,000,000 appropriation from Congress. The funds would finance extensions and improvements to power plants to meet demands of the country’s war program.
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Washington
Congress
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Draft law may widen ages for military service
Washington June 13 members of the House military affairs committee say a bill to extend draft ages to 18 to 45 will be prepared for the December short session. The measure aims to expand conscription but backers prefer a public education campaign first and warn immediate introduction would be unwise.
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Washington
Congress
House Military Affairs Committee
Supremely Ready German Prisoners Speak At Marne
American Marines capture 449 more prisoners on the Marne front, bringing total to about 760 since the last sweep. Captives describe a German push to win the war by fall, with officers praising battlefare and expressing fear of torture if taken. A blond waiter from the Kaiser Hotel notes Americans can fight like hell.
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Marne
Germany
Gert N. Ford
I. N
Ther
United States Army
Blackfriar Inn
London
United States
Roundup Authorized for Disloyal Naturalized Citizens
Washington June 13 Attorney General Gregory ordered a general roundup of disloyal naturalized citizens after internment of Carl Sweigin a Seattle resident and German by birth who had lived in the United States twenty years and been naturalized since 1913. He was convicted of dangerous activities.
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Washington
Gregory
Carl Sweigin
Seattle
Sweigin
Alhough
United States
Gains and setbacks on the Aisne-Marne front in German offensive
Framed by Frank Charlton, the report says German gains on the Aisne-Marne front contrast with French advance on the Montdidier Oise sector. French forces recaptured Croix Recard and Melicocq, while Germans hold the western wing and center and fail to break Belleau Wood Bouresches.
Midvale Steel to Build Large Guns
The Midvale steel company's present plant, greatly enlarged, will be used to manufacture large calibre guns for the United States. The War Department confirmed that the company has agreed to build an immense ordnance plant, with extensive improvements making the facility ideal for the work.
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Washington
Midvale Steel Company
United States
War Department
Wholesale massacre of Greeks shocks officials in Geneva
Washington reports Bulgarians slaughtered all but 140 of 40 000 Greeks deported from eastern Macedonia. The Greek legation cites this as Bulgaria's aim to erase Greek presence and secure control of northern Greece after peace. Deported Greeks leave Macedonia heavily Bulgarian controlled, pledging loyalty to Bulgaria.
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Washington
Macedonia
Bureau of Prisoners
Geneva
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Greece
Dr Lambert Heads Medical Association
Dr Alexander Lambert of New York was elected president of the American Medical Association at the Chicago convention on June 13.
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DR. Lambert
Medical Association
Chicago
Alexander ‘Lambert
New York
American Medical Association
Germans Wrong Again As Usual War Dispatch
Amsterdam dispatch reports German papers claim 500,000 American soldiers in France with half fighting. Gen Von Liebert in Tagliche Rundschau says America has shifted from rhetoric to active combat. German views on American participation reportedly changing as U S troops strengthen on the western front.
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London
France
Amsterdam
Chronicle
von Liebert
Tagliache Rundschau
America
Germany
Western Front
French Press Optimistic on Western Front Developments
Paris reports a buoyant mood as Premier Clemenceau’s paper Homme Libre hints at a forthcoming decisive move on the western front. The claim centers on a prominent casualty and strategic potential, signaling a turning point in wartime coverage.
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Paris
Clemenceau
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Foch
Arras
Merris
Tpickebush
Mer
Ridgewood
Gulf of Mexico
Belleau
Kahn
Frank Charlton
Montdid‘er-Oise
Montdidier-Oisé Salient
Matz Rver
Croix Récard
Melicocgq
Melicoca
Compiegne-Paris
Compiegne
Salient
Coucuvres-Et-Valsery
Soissons
Picard
Midvale Steel
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