Germans Press New Drive In Picardy Front At 20 Miles
Paris reports a fresh German offensive along a 20 mile front from Noyon to Montdidier with heavy bombardment. French counter shelling and determined infantry defend Amiens and related sectors as Americans and British hold ground from Givenchy to Ro beck. Rain of reports from Washington London and Berlin note continued fighting and prisoner gains.
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U Boat Sightings and Sinking Reported Off American Coasts
Navy announces the sinking of the American steamer Piner del Rio on June 6 about 75 miles off the Maryland coast. Sixteen men were rescued from one lifeboat. seven remain unaccounted for. Reports of U boat presence off Virginia and a British transport sinking two submarines are noted along with cautious port warnings and a pledge to keep troop and supply routes open to Europe.
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Mahogany Launch Built for Wilson at Wortervilet Yard
A fast mahogany tender for President Wilson will be launched next week at Wortervilet Boat Building Company in Troy. The design mirrors vessels built for wealthy yachtsmen and will serve alongside the presidential yacht Mayflower.
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Pershing Credits Cantigny Fight To American Leadership
Senate military committee members were told General Pershing directed the Cantigny battle where Germans lost about 200 prisoners. The village was seized May 23 and German attempts to recapture failed. Allies halted the German drive. ordnance production and Browning gun output are improving in the United States.
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McAdoo Daughter Married in Whitemarsh Ceremony
Mrs Harriet McAdoo Martin, daughter of Secretary William G McAdoo, wed Clayton Platt at St Thomas Episcopal Church Whitemarsh Philadelphia on June 10. The ceremony was conducted by Rev John Chaplainn, rector of St Pauls.
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Sugar Loss From U Boat Sinkings Reported
Food Administrator Hoover announced that more than 24 million pounds of Cuban sugar bound for the Atlantic coast were lost to submarine sinkings this week. He warned further sugar cuts will be needed to compensate and that soft drinks will likely be affected.
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American merchant fleet swells with 620 new vessels in five months
Washington reports that from January through May 1918 the United States built 620 ships totaling 7,055 gross tons and officially numbered by the bureau of navigation. The fleet now nears 10,000,000 gross tons, second only to Great Britain, with 26,742 vessels by January.
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Concrete ships move from experiment to practical aid
February saw 177 601 gross tons in 4 ships, March added 138 ships totaling 147 145 tons, April 165 ships at 163 050 tons, and May 185 ships at 104 464 tons. The Shipping Board states five government branches plan concrete vessels and Hurley will approve 24 more contracts, adding to 18 already let for a total 208 500 tons, with most new ships at 7 500 tons.
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Melted U S Dollars Transformed to Rupees for India
Washington reports that about 62 million American silver dollars have been melted into bullion under the silver bill. The bullion is largely shipped to India to pay Indian soldiers and to provide rupee credit for importers, enabling payment of debts in India.
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Mrs Gould-Shepard III Ill With Appendicitis
New York June 10 Mrs Finley J Shepard formerly Miss Helen Gould is seriously ill with appendicitis at her Fifth Avenue home. Attending physicians report her condition is satisfactory and hope complications may be avoided.
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Air battle over the Dutch coast and French front
In the evening off the Dutch coast five British and twelve German seaplanes fought a large engagement. One German plane fell in flames, another British craft landed after repairs, and a British crew later surrendered after wading ashore. American airmen in France earned multiple victories in the second Marie offensive.
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Yanks Break Attacks in Fresh Teat Attacks
American troops and French regiments push back a Hun assault near the front. Allied forces report gains amid heavy fighting as the enemy presses a new teat attack sequence.
Germans Hold Crown Prince as Allies Halt Drive Near Chateau Thierry
With the American army in France, June 10, German assaults northwest of Chateau Thierry fail to dent the line. Barosches attacks are broken by U S fire. In Brushieres, Americans and French gain ground, capture prisoners and machine guns.
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Huns Break on French Left Wing In Noyon Sector
Paris reports repeated blows by German forces on the French left wing in the Noyon area, with only minor gains in the Ressons sur Matz center. The crown prince directs 205,000 troops in this drive.
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Paris Is Warned of Peril
In the Matin Frederic Brunet the socialist deputy warns that a new German drive on Paris could bring near constant long range bombardment. He says continued output of munition factories must not be sacrificed or government resolve weakened by fears of civilian or noncombatant losses.
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Italian Artillery Exchange Over Piave and Livenza Front
Rome reports intensified reciprocal artillery fire along the Piave and the coast region. War office notes that Allied aviators surprised enemy aviation camps between the Piave and Livenza and at Caldonazzo rail station. Ten hostile aircraft were shot down.
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Arabs Raid British Rail Stations in Egypt
An official communication reports that an Arab column of Shereef Feisal's army raided the Hasa and Farafieh railway stations in Egypt on May 23. The stations were temporarily recaptured, with station buildings wrecked and permanent way seriously damaged over about nine miles.
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Egypt
Paris Shelled Again By Germans Long Range Guns
Paris report says the German forces attacked the Paris district with long range guns. The Matin notes there were some victims amid the artillery fire.
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