Germans repulsed in near Toul attack by US troops
In France near Krave, three American platoons held their guns under a terrifc bombardment and repulsed a vastly larger German assault of about 600 troops. American artillery and machine guns stopped the German rush, with several enemy prisoners taken and casualties reported as civilians in a village church area suffered in the bombardment.
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Byg
Newton C. Parke
France
Toul
Krave
No Man's Land
Xmirray
Xivray
Lieut
Doane
Bocie
Seicheprey
Thage
Austro Hungarian Drive Aimed to Crush Allies in Italy
Frank Charlton reports that the Austro Hungarian offensive across a 100 mile Italian front began after careful prep as part of a German Austrian plan to crush the Allies. Initial 48 hours saw strong Italian Franco British defenses hold with limited Austrian gains and heavy gas shelling.
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Frank Charlton
I. N.S
Europe
America
Italy
France
Asiago
Adriatic Sea
Bulgarian cabinet resigns triggering crisis in Sofia
London report says the Bulgarian cabinet has resigned prompting a cabinet crisis. Earlier reports indicated Premier Radoslavov had resigned, and Sofia officials confirm the crisis.
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London
Sofia
Riots in Vienna Sink Value of Austrian Crown
Reports from Amsterdam say grave riots in Vienna have caused a sharp drop in the Austrian crown on the Dutch Borrse. Bankers fear trouble between Vienna and Berlin as Austria seeks peace terms, while Von Hindenburg dominates German policy awaiting a western offensive result.
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London
Vienna
Amsterdam
Express
Berlin
Austria
Germany
von Hindenburg
Baron of Burian
Hindenburg
von Seydier
Italians Hold Front As Austrian Offensive Advances
Rome reports desperate fighting along the Piave and Asiago sectors with Italian counterattacks repelling Austrian advances. Washington predicts an Allied victory as Italians meet the assault along a 100 mile front with two Austrian armies oscillating between Bassano and the Piave line.
Italy refuses honorable peace as war widens
Washington reports the Central powers offered Italy an honorable peace which Premier Orlando said was refused. He stressed Italy’s solidarity with oppressed Austrian nationalities and noted Czech Slovak battalions and Roumanian Jugo-Slavs seek to join Italy. Dispatches hint at Austro-German pressure on Italy and a broader French front.
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Washington
Italy
Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Austria
Premir
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Verona
Tornado Toll in Dooley County Georgia
A Sunday tornado swept Dooley county Georgia causing one death one critical injury and several minor injuries. The three year old daughter of A E Wallace was killed and Miss Gammage Mortally hurt when a schoolhouse where a Sunday meeting was held collapsed.
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Vienna
Georgia
Dooley County
A. E. Wallace
American Forces Now Big Factor On Western Front
United States troops are reported expanding roles on the Marne front near Chateau Thierry and in Alsace. Dispatch notes Americans holding a sector after raids, with rapid, growing American involvement abroad.
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Bowies
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Alasce
Alasco
United States
Mili
Big Surplus of Pork On Hand Amid War Demand
Washington reports pork stocks in the United States exceed a billion pounds, enough to feed Allied forces for over a month and civilians for almost two months. Officials say prices may fall if stocks rise further and a campaign to educate housewives to buy cheaper cuts is considered. Washington also notes President nominates William C. Potter of New York to the aircraft board.
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Washington
Food Administration
William C. Potter
New York
First American Die on German Soil Receives Croix De Guerre
Washington reports Private W. J. Dayton of the American troops in the Vosges was killed by machine gun fire the day after his unit entered the lines. He is the first American to die on German soil and received the Croix De Guerre from France. The division is now identified and the information is officially released.
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Washington
Pershing
W. J. Dayton
Vosges
Murderers Hanged in Connecticut First Purple Hanging
Carmine Lanzillo Frankie Dusso and Carmine Pisaniello were hanged at Wethersfield state prison for the Morris Goldstein murder committed on the night of November 28 1916. The executions took 43 minutes with both Lanzillo and Pisaniello resisting on the scaffold.
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Hartford
Conn
Carmine Lanzillo
Frankie Dusso
Carmine Pisaniello
Morris Goldstein
New Haven
Wethersfield
Goldstein
Former PM Cleve land to die in Sing Sing chair
Alton Cleveland of Brooklyn once postmaster at National Park New Jersey under Roosevelt from 1904 to 1908 was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of June 22 by Justice Callaghan in the Brooklyn Supreme Court. He killed his sweetheart Mrs May Lewis in front of her Brooklyn home last February.
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New York
Alton Cleveland
Brooklyn
National Park
N. J
Roosevelt
Sing Sing Prison
Justice Callaghan
Supreme Court
May Lewis
Salvatore Belifor
Sing Sing
John Somma
Alfonzo Sgroia
John Esposito
Michael Natara
Charles Umbriaccio
Freighter Southpole Launched in 40 Days at Baltimore
The hull of the freighter Southpole was launched at Baltimore Drydocks marking the first 6450 ton vessel of its type finished within forty days from keel laying. Charlies M Schwab, production director for the shipping board, addressed workers praising shipbuilders for aiding the war effort. Miss Florence Patton of Milwaukee acted as sponsor for the ship.
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Baltimore
Southpole
Baltimore Drydocks
The
Shipbuilding Company
Charlies M. Schwab
Shipping Board
Florence Patton
Milwaukee Wis
Strikes Organized in Germany Over Bread Ration
Amsterdam reports that strikes are being organized in Germany due to reduced bread rations. A demonstration was planned for today at Nurnberg.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Nurnburg
Allies and United States seize 400000 tons of Swedish shipping
London reports an official source states that the Allies and the United States have obtained 400000 tons of Swedish shipping. The seizure broadens wartime logistics and shows coordination among Allied powers.
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London
Allies
United States
Daylight Raid Off Kent Coast Foiled by Fire
London reports a hostile aircraft crossed the Kentish coast this afternoon but fled at sea after being fired upon. Kent is at England’s southeastern coast. such daylight raids have been rare and occur at long intervals.
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Mare
London
Kentshire
England
Austro-Hungarian Offensive in Italian Theater Fails
Rome reports the early phase of the Austro-Hungarian offensive on a 100 mile front ended in failure. Italians British and French troops repelled attacks crossing the Piave at two points and held Asiago Plateau positions. Italy claims 16 000 prisoners taken and 3 000 Austrians killed with ongoing fierce fighting near Monte Asolone Monte Solarolo and Nervesa.
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Treviso
Asiago
Monte Grappa
Feltre
Cittadella
Trevis
Piave
Nervesa
Montello
Fagare
Oderzo-Treviso
San Dona di Piave
Venice
France
Italy
Rome
War Office
Grappa
Sandona de Piave
Conrad
Brenta
Kuchbach
Vietna
Asiago Plateau
Montegrapo
Theegion
Plave
Monte Asolone
Monte Solarol
Venica
Oderza-Treviso
Asolona Height
Mount
Soiarodla
Jin
Austrian War Office
Frice
Tanks Paved Way for French Victory in Recent Fighting
French forces used tanks to breach German defenses in the Merry Belloy wood area on the Montdidier Oise front. Tanks led infantry, silenced batteries, and advanced to clear nests of machine guns, enabling the next day’s push that captured 200 prisoners including a battalion commander. A German officer called the tanks super men.
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Gordon Knox
Merry-Belloy Wood
Montdidier-Oise
Mery
Belloy
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